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08:17, Sun, Jan 26, 2025 | UPDATED: 08:28, Sun, Jan 26, 2025

portsmouth stabbing

A boy has been stabbed in Portsmouth (Image: GETTY)

A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed in a horror attack in the centre of a UK city, police have said.

The teenager was found with injuries to his chest in Commercial Road, Portsmouth, at about 5.25pm on Saturday, following an incident in Arundel Street, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said.

The boy was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.

The force said specialist officers were deployed to the scene, and have asked anyone who saw what happened or has information to contact them.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting the reference number 44250037073. Information can also be submitted online  via https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

You can also make reports 100% anonymously by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or by visiting their website: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

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