Overview
- Police said the 19-year-old was stabbed Thursday night near the junction of Dorchester Road and Melcombe Avenue and is in hospital with injuries not thought to be life-changing.
- Detectives from Dorset County CID launched a full investigation and kept a cordon around St John’s Gardens to allow forensic work.
- A police helicopter and dog units searched surrounding streets as officers conducted house-to-house enquiries.
- No arrests have been made, and police increased patrols and asked residents to share any information with officers on scene.
- Road closures disrupted commuters and school runs, with First Bus diverting services via Swannery Bridge, while witnesses described seeing a person with a knife and the victim unresponsive before an ambulance arrived.