Boy, 13, stabbed at busy shopping centre during Boxing Day sales
A 13-year-old boy was stabbed at a busy shopping centre during the Boxing Day sales.
Emergency crews rushed to the Potteries Centre in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, shortly after 3pm on Monday following reports of a knife attack.
The youngster was treated at the scene as horrified shoppers looked on before being taken to hospital where his condition is unclear.
A section of the mall – including the public toilets – was cordoned off following the attack.
No arrests have yet been made.
A spokesperson for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: ‘We were called to reports of a teenage boy being stabbed at the Potteries Centre at around 3pm on Boxing Day.
‘An ambulance and two paramedic officers were sent to the scene. They were assisted by an off-duty doctor.
‘The teenager was assessed and treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.’
Staffordshire Police are continuing to investigate the stabbing.
Anyone with information should call the police on 101, quoting incident number 371 of December 26, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
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