Mass brawl outdoors school sees 5 hospitalised as arrests made
Five individuals have been rushed to hospital – together with one with severe accidents – following a ‘mass brawl’ outdoors a school in Bournemouth.
Police say they’ve arrested various individuals in reference to the incident, which occurred in town’s Meyrick Road at round 2.46pm.
Armed police had been deployed to the scene after studies of various accidents – with one individual stated to have suffered ‘severe, however not life-threatening’ accidents. A sixth individual is known to have been handled on the scene and discharged.
The incident occurred near Bournemouth and Poole College’s campus on Meyrick Road; the faculty says it didn’t happen on its grounds.
Dorset Police stated two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent, whereas a 3rd individual has been arrested on suspicion of assault by beating.
Armed police have been despatched to the scene of an alleged mass brawl outdoors a school in Bournemouth, Dorset
Multiple marked and unmarked police autos attended the scene, with ambulances and air ambulances arriving to deal with the wounded
Armed law enforcement officials with sub-machine weapons converse to 2 individuals following an alleged mass brawl in Bournemouth city centre on Thursday
An armed officer with a sub-machine pistol, a handgun and a stun gun on the scene of the incident, described by one eyewitness as a ‘free-for-all brawl’
The incident occurred on Meyrick Road – which has the faculty campus on one facet and the Roundhouse Hotel (pictured) on the opposite
Witnesses stated two teams of round 20 individuals got here collectively within the city centre in a ‘free-for-all’ fracas.
Unconfirmed studies from eyewitnesses recommended a few of these concerned within the altercation might have been stabbed; Dorset Police has not commented on the character of the accidents suffered.
A cordon was established on the scene, outdoors the Roundhouse Hotel, as officers carried out investigation work. The power says it has now progressed to an ‘investigative phrase’.
A girl who witnessed the a part of the incident stated: ‘I immediately noticed this mass brawl.
‘There had been 10 on all sides they usually had been combating. I feel they had been two teams of faculty college students.
‘I noticed certainly one of them lifting one other boy’s shirt as much as verify if he had been damage.’
Henry Tootal, a 20-year-old scholar, instructed the Bournemouth Echo: ‘We noticed all of the police automobiles and three individuals being taken out on stretchers.’
A mother or father who was outdoors the faculty to gather their son stated: ‘It was like a free-for-all brawl within the highway. Never seen scenes prefer it.’
Another bystander stated: ‘I got here down right here as a result of my granddaughter works on the school, and I wished to verify she was OK.
‘I’ve heard three individuals had been carried away on stretchers and there had been stabbings.’
Bournemouth and Poole College stated it was conscious of the incident, which it says occurred outdoors of its grounds.
A spokesperson stated: ‘We perceive that an incident has occurred outdoors the Bournemouth Campus of Bournemouth and Poole College this afternoon.
‘Police are presently in attendance, and our staff is helping them as required.
‘Due to the incident being a police matter, we’re unable to remark additional at this time limit.’
Bournemouth and Poole College says it’s conscious of the incident, however says it didn’t happen on school grounds
The South West Ambulance Service Trust (SWAST) confirmed it conveyed 5 individuals to hospital and handled a sixth on the scene
Dorset Police says its probe has now entered an ‘investigative stage’ after arrests had been made
Two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent, whereas a 3rd individual has been arrested on suspicion of assault by beating
A Dorset Police spokesperson stated: ‘Dorset Police acquired a report at 2.46pm on Thursday 25 January 2024 of a disturbance in Meyrick Road in Bournemouth.
‘Officers attended the scene and 5 individuals had been reported to have sustained accidents. All have been taken to hospital for remedy.
‘One of them has sustained accidents which might be believed to be severe however not life threatening.
‘Two individuals had been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent. A 3rd individual has been arrested on suspicion of assault by beating.
‘Following the preliminary response of officers on the scene, this matter is now in an investigative section and a policing presence will stay within the neighborhood as additional enquiries are performed and various cordons have been put in place.
‘Officers could be approached by members of the general public with any info or considerations and neighbourhood policing groups might be finishing up reassurance patrols within the space.’
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service Trust (SWAST) stated: ‘We had been referred to as at 2.54pm to an incident on Meyrick Road, Bournemouth.
‘We despatched 5 double-crewed ambulances, three air ambulances, and two operations officers.
‘We conveyed 4 sufferers by land ambulance to Poole Hospital and one affected person by land ambulance to Southampton General Hospital.’
Separately, a spokesperson for SWAST confirmed to MailOnline {that a} sixth individual was handled on the scene by paramedics and discharged.
