Two men arrested after boy injured in Gloucester sword attack
Summary
A 17-year-old boy suffered a superficial wound in a suspected sword attack near St Peter’s High School in Gloucester on Friday morning. Police arrested a 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old man, while a woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender was released on bail. Two nearby schools went into lockdown, and police said they did not believe there was a wider threat.Key Facts
- Police were called to Chalford Road in Tuffley shortly after 8:50 a.m. Friday.
- Witnesses reported two men chasing two 17-year-old boys, with one man carrying a sword.
- One boy sustained a superficial wound believed to have been caused by the sword; the other was not physically injured.
- A 19-year-old man was arrested overnight, and an 18-year-old man turned himself in on Saturday morning.
- Both men are from Gloucester and remain in police custody for questioning.
- A woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender was released on police bail pending further inquiries.
- St Peter’s High School and nearby Willow Primary Academy went into lockdown after the incident.
- Police used armed officers, a drone unit and the National Police Air Service to search and are asking witnesses to share information or footage.
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