Three boys, aged 12 and 13, arrested after a fight in Oxford city centre
A 16-year-old boy was left with a stab wound to his wrist.
Three boys, aged 12 and 13, have been arrested after a fight in Oxford city centre left a 16-year-old boy with a stab wound to his wrist.
At just before 9pm on Friday night (14/3), at the junction of New Inn Hall Street and St Michael’s Street, there was an altercation between a group of children.
Three boys left the Westgate shopping centre at around that time and walked along New Inn Hall Street, when a group of other children confronted them.
This escalated into a fight, resulting in a 16-year-old boy being stabbed in the wrist.
He was taken to hospital for treatment, but his injuries are not life-threatening or life-changing.
Three boys, two aged 13 and one aged 12, have been arrested on suspicion of affray and are currently in police custody.
A fourth person, a 40-year-old man, was also arrested for obstructing an officer in the execution of their duty.
He also remains in custody at this time.
Detective Sergeant Hal McKend, of Oxford CID, said: “This altercation has escalated quickly into a fight, in which, a boy aged in his mid-teens sustained a cut wrist as a result of a slash injury.
“I am appealing to anybody who was in the area last night at around 9pm and witnessed this incident, to please come forward to us.
“I’d also be keen to hear from anyone who may have dash-cam, mobile phone or CCTV footage or images which may assist this investigation".