Nottingham stabbing: Teenager fighting for life as police launch massive manhunt

A teen is warring for their beingness aft they were stabbed connected High Street, adjacent Old Market Square, successful Nottingham with a constabulary probe underway and nary arrests yet made

A large constabulary manhunt is underway aft a teen has been near warring for their beingness pursuing a stabbing successful the centre of Nottingham.

The young unfortunate was rushed to infirmary aft they were stabbed successful the thorax successful High Street, adjacent Old Market Square, astatine 4am this morning.

Police accidental the unfortunate remains successful a captious information and a large probe is present underway into what happened during the onslaught and entreaty has been made to the nationalist for information.

Witnesses person been asked to guardant travel guardant and constabulary are moving to stitchery grounds successful the metropolis centre. Cheapside, betwixt Old Market Square and the Lace Market tram stops, has been cordoned disconnected and trams are presently incapable to walk done the area.

Chief Inspector Iain Blackstock, of Nottinghamshire Police, said that the probe is astatine an aboriginal signifier but the unit would similar to perceive from anyone who whitethorn person seen thing "suspicious".

He said: “This battle near a young idiosyncratic successful infirmary with a stab coiled to his chest. Our probe is inactive astatine an aboriginal signifier and we are moving hard to found precisely what happened. We are moving successful the country to stitchery grounds and would besides similar to talk to immoderate witnesses who person yet to travel forward. If you saw this onslaught oregon thing astatine each suspicious successful the moments earlier and aft we would similar to perceive from you.”

Anyone with accusation is asked to telephone constabulary connected 101 quoting incidental 90 of 17 November 2024. Reports tin besides beryllium made anonymously done Crimestoppers connected 0800 555 111, the unit added.

Many radical person taken to societal media to privation the teen well. One idiosyncratic wrote connected Facebook: "The world we cognize present scares maine I conscionable commune my children volition ever beryllium harmless erstwhile out. I anticipation the teen recovers from this ordeal." And different commented: "It's truthful worrying for parents with teenagers."