Five teenagers arrested after man 'seriously injured' in 'shocking' Fazakarley stabbing
A 23-year-old man is hospital after the incident on Sunday (January 11).
Five teenagers have been arrested following a stabbing in Fazakerley.
At around 3.45pm on Sunday (January 11), Merseyside Police were made aware of a group of males seen running down Swainson Road and being followed by a second group of males.
A short time later, a 23-year-old man self-presented at hospital with a stab wound to the chest and lacerations to his face and hand. He remains in hospital in a stable condition.
Merseyside Police said an investigation is underway and house-to-house, CCTV and forensic enquiries are being carried out in the local area.
Five males – one aged 15 and four aged 14 – have been arrested on suspicion of s18 wounding with intent and are currently in custody.
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Detective Inspector Paula Jones said: “This was clearly a shocking incident which has led to a male suffering serious injuries.
“Five males were arrested very quickly and are currently in custody and we continue to make enquiries to establish what has taken place.
“We would ask for anyone who was in the area of Swainson Road yesterday afternoon who saw or heard anything suspicious to contact us. Knife crime has no place on our streets and is vital that those responsible for carrying or using knives are found and brought to justice.”
Anyone with information on the incident should contact the Merseyside Police social media desk @MerPolCC on X and Facebook quoting reference 26000028862.