Skip to content

Five arrested after boy, 16, stabbed in chest

Getty Images The back of a policeman outside a property.Getty Images
Specialist officers were deployed to the city centre after the attack, police said

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the chest in a city centre attack.

The teenager was found in Commercial Road, Portsmouth, at about 17:25 GMT on Saturday, following an incident in Arundel Street.

He was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition and his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing.

A boy aged 16, two aged 17 and an 18-year-old man, all from Portsmouth, and a 17-year-old boy from Gosport were arrested and remain in custody, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said.

You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.

Related internet links