Six males arrested after man stabbed on Portsmouth road
A man was found with injuries to his head and hand
Six males were arrested after a man was reportedly stabbed on a Portsmouth road before being rushed to hospital.
Police were called just after 8pm on Thursday 30 July after a 19-year-old man was found on London Road with “serious, but not life-threatening” injuries to his head and hand, police said.
Emergency services attended before the man was taken to hospital for treatment. An investigation has been launched which resulted in six people being arrested.
A 20-year-old man from Croydon was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent; an 18-year-old man from Birmingham was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent, and a 24-year-old man from Birmingham was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
“They remain in police custody at this time and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances,” a police spokesperson said.
Following further investigation, a 23-year-old man from Birmingham arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place; a 17-year-old boy from Birmingham arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent; and a 17-year-old boy from Wolverhampton arrested on suspicion of assault, wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
They have been released from custody and will face no further action in relation to these arrests.