Teenager found with stab wound in town near Cambridgeshire

Five teenagers have been arrested

Five teenagers have been arrested following an alleged stabbing in a town near Cambridgeshire. Norfolk Police were called at 8.36pm on Tuesday, July 7 following reports of an ongoing incident involving weapons on Sage Avenue in Downham Market.

The force said 15 calls came into the police control room in total with reports a teenager had been stabbed. Officers attended and established the suspects and the victim had all left the scene.

The victim was located at an address elsewhere in the town. He was taken to hospital by ambulance where he was treated for stab wounds. The force has confirmed the victim’s stab wounds are not life-threatening or life-changing.

Further enquiries led officers to stop a car on the A10 at Southery at 9.20pm. Four teenage boys in the vehicle were arrested on suspicion of assault and a teenage girl was arrested in Sage Avenue on suspicion of affray.

They were all taken to King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre for questioning, where they remain. A cordon was put in place on Sage Avenue to allow for forensic investigations to be carried out which has now been lifted.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Norfolk Police quoting reference 36/49701/26 via their website or by calling 101.