A teenager has been taken to hospital with stab wounds to his face following an incident in Newport. Gwent Police said officers received reports of disorder between several people near the town bridge and Caerleon Road area of Newport at around 5.35pm on Tuesday, July 5.
The Welsh Ambulance Service said two rapid response vehicles and an emergency ambulance to the scene. Eyewitnesses saw a police cordon in place in an alley behind The Neon venue on East Usk Road, off Clarence Place. A police spokesperson said a man, aged 17, from the area was taken to University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, after sustaining minor stab wounds to his face.
The area was taped off my police as investigations continued. Police are asking any witnesses to get in touch.
