A teenager has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Moortown Corner, Leeds.
West Yorkshire Police (WYP) were called to the junction of Street Lane and Allerton Place at 7.51pm on Monday, May 8. There, they found the victim seriously injured outside a row of shops. A spokesperson for the force has now confirmed a boy, 17, was stabbed in the chest and arm.
He was taken to hospital in an ambulance and treated. His injuries are serious, but not life-threatening.
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Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the stabbing, which is being treated as an attempted street robbery involving three male suspects. Confirming the details of what happened, a spokesperson for WYP said: "At 7.51pm yesterday, police were called to an incident at the junction of Street Lane and Allerton Place in Moortown where a 17-year-old male had been stabbed.
"The victim was taken to hospital with injuries to his chest and arm that were later confirmed as being not life threatening. A scene was put in place to undergo forensic examination.
"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the incident, which is being treated as an attempted street robbery involving three male suspects."
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