Teen 'seriously injured' after being stabbed at popular shopping centre

03 January 2024 , 10:57

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Two teenagers were stabbed during the incident at Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield (Image: Facebook)

One of the two teenagers stabbed at a shopping centre is in hospital with serious injuries, police have confirmed in an update.

The cordon at Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield has been lifted following the incident yesterday evening. At around 6.23pm on Tuesday (January 2), South Yorkshire Police were called to reports of a stabbing at the complex. According to the police, this involved a group of men who were known to each other, and two were stabbed. The two teenagers, both aged 19, were taken to hospital.

One received minor injuries and has been discharged while the second received serious injuries and remains in hospital. Two men, aged 24 and 20, have been arrested on suspicion of Section 18 assault. They remain in custody at this time. South Yorkshire Police said: "At 6.23pm yesterday (2 January) we were called to Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield following reports of a stabbing."

Two men have been arrested (Facebook)

Police are appealing for witnesses

"It is believed a group of men, who were known to each other, were involved in an altercation within the centre, in which two of the men were stabbed. The two men, both aged 19, were taken to hospital. One of the men received minor injuries and has since been discharged, and the second man received serious injuries. He remains in hospital at this time."

"Two men, aged 24 and 20, have been arrested on suspicion of Section 18 assault and remain in custody at this time. There is no longer a police cordon inside the shopping centre, however, enquiries are ongoing."

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If you have any information which could assist the police, you can contact them by calling 101, quoting incident number 728 of January 2.

Ryan Merrifield