Did you see or hear a disturbance in Oswestry?

Did you see or hear a disturbance in Oswestry on Tuesday?

It happened around 1am on Welsh Walls within the Brynhafod playing fields.

A 17-year-old boy was stabbed and taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, with serious injuries.

We attended and arrested three people – a 19-year-old woman from Shrewsbury, an 18-year-old man from Oswestry and a 16-year-old boy from Oswestry.

They were all arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and remain in custody.

We remain at the scene and enquiries are ongoing.

Detective Inspector Rich Davies said: “We are confident there is no ongoing risk to the wider public.

"We remain at the scene and enquiries are ongoing.

“We urge anyone who may have witnessed the incident or captured any footage of it on a mobile or dash cam to please get in touch.”

Anyone with any information is asked to please visit https://www.westmercia.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/ quoting incident 34 of 16 August.

Alternatively, if you have information but don’t feel comfortable speaking to police, you can speak to the independent charity Crimestoppers. It is 100% anonymous, they never ask your name and they cannot trace your call or IP address. You can contact them online or by calling 0800 555 111.