Hospital was ‘put into lockdown’ after group ambushed A&E division after boy, 16, was stabbed
A hospital in Birmingham was put on ‘lockdown’ after a group ‘ambushed’ an A&E department following a stabbing on a city street.
A witness claimed the group ‘ambushed’ the emergency department at Heartlands Hospital.
Rumours had spread on social media an ambulance was also raided with a patient inside, but police officers, ambulance and hospital staff have all confirmed this is untrue.
Yesterday a 16-year-old was stabbed on Pretoria Road in Bordesley Green at around 3.30pm.
West Midlands Police said it is probing disorder at a Birmingham hospital, which is thought to be linked to the stabbing.
An eye-witness at the hospital claims she saw a group of about 30 to 40 people who ‘ambushed’ the hospital’s A&E.
A peace vigil was held in Bordesley Green today where members of community attending in order to condemn knife crime.
She said: ‘Heartlands Hospital was in lockdown. As I went to leave they told me I couldn’t. Security and police on every door.’
In a statement, a police spokesman said today: ‘We are investigating after a teenager was stabbed in Bordesley Green, Birmingham yesterday (Saturday).
A witness said the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital went ‘into lockdown’ after a group ‘ambushed’ the A&E department
Police on the scene at Pretoria Road in Birmingham where a boy was stabbed yesterday
Police investigating after a 16-year-old was stabbed in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham
West Midlands Police said they are probing disorder at a Birmingham hospital
‘We were called to reports of a stabbing in Pretoria Road at around 3.30pm.
‘A 16-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries, where he remains in a stable condition.
‘An investigation is underway to establish the details.
‘We are also investigating reports of disorder involving a number of people at a Birmingham hospital which is believed to be linked to the stabbing incident.
‘If you can help with our investigation, you can contact us via Live Chat on our website, or by calling 101 quoting log 2746 of 15 February.’
