A city centre has been sealed off by police after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed. Officers have flooded an area outside a McDonald’s in Grand Central, Birmingham. The stabbing was in Stephenson Street earlier today (January 18), according to local reports.
West Midlands Police said in a statement: “We were called after a teenage boy was stabbed in Stephenson Place in the city centre, shortly after 4.30pm today. The 13-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries.
“We will have more officers in the area tonight to offer reassurance to the public.
“People with information should contact us via Live Chat on our website or by calling 101 quoting log number 2795 of 18 January.”
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