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Teen Injured in Sword Attack Near Schools
7 Nov
Summary
- Two men arrested after a 17-year-old suffered a sword wound.
- Schools were locked down due to the incident on Chalford Road.
- The injured teen's wound was superficial, police stated.
A 17-year-old boy sustained a superficial wound believed to have been caused by a sword during an incident on Chalford Road in Tuffley. The attack prompted St Peter's High School and Willow Primary Academy to initiate lockdown procedures on Friday morning. Police reported that two males, one armed with a sword, were observed chasing two boys.
Two men have since been arrested in connection with the incident. A 19-year-old Gloucester man was arrested overnight on suspicion of assault and affray. Earlier, an 18-year-old man from Gloucester surrendered to police and was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, assault, and affray. Both remain in custody.
Authorities previously arrested a woman on suspicion of assisting an offender, but she has since been released on police bail. The second boy involved in the chase was unharmed. Pupils described the lockdown as "really scary" and being locked in classrooms for hours.
