Overview
- Police say the stabbing happened inside the Bitterscote Drive McDonald’s at Ventura Retail Park in Tamworth on Monday night, shortly before 8:30pm.
- West Midlands Ambulance Service treated a teenage boy for a lower-back stab wound and took him to hospital, where his injuries are not believed to be life threatening or life changing.
- Officers arrested a 15-year-old from Birmingham on suspicion of affray and confirm he remains in custody as inquiries continue.
- Detectives issued a witness appeal under incident number 795 of 30 March and asked people to contact 101, use Live Chat, or call Crimestoppers anonymously.
- An ambulance crew, a paramedic officer, and a MERIT trauma doctor with a critical care paramedic attended, reflecting a high-level emergency response at a busy public venue.