I want to make it absolutely clear that Merseyside Police will not tolerate knife crime and alongside our partners, we will continue to educate our young people, enforce and act on any information given to us, to make the streets safer.
"I appeal to anyone who has any information in relation to this incident to contact police so we can find those responsible and bring them to justice.”
"I appeal to anyone who has any information in relation to this incident to contact police so we can find those responsible and bring them to justice.”
Two men were stabbed when a gang of up to 10 youths stormed a building site and launched a vicious attack on workmen, according to local reports. The gang, some on pushbikes, swarmed into the site in Kirkby Merseyside in broad daylight this afternoon. Both victims have been taken to the hospital a 48-year-old with back injuries and a 23-year-old with leg wounds reports the Liverpool Echo. The attackers were described as teenagers who were all wearing black and grey clothing and riding pedal bikes They fled the scene immediately after the knife attack.CCTV, forensic and witness enquiries are now being carried out at the site, near the Farmers Arms on Moorfield, in the Tower Hill area of the town.
The attack is the second shocking incident of the day in the Kirkby area, where a man in his 30s was gunned down in the early hours of this morning. The victim was shot in the legs and bum on Westhead Walk, in Northwood, at around 1.40am and is in a serious but stable condition. Appealing for details, Chief Inspector Andy Rankine said: “This is a shocking attack in broad daylight and I would urge anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or anyone fitting the description of the offenders making off from the scene to please get in touch.
