Two teenagers have been arrested following a sword attack on a 17-year-old boy that led to lockdowns at two schools in Gloucestershire. Armed police responded to the incident, which occurred at 8.50am on Friday near St Peter's High School in Tuffley, Gloucestershire.
Witnesses reported seeing two men, one carrying a bladed weapon, chasing two 17-year-old boys as parents were dropping off children at the school. The suspects fled on foot as armed police arrived, prompting lockdowns at St Peter's and the nearby Willow Primary Academy.
Victim's injury and arrests
Gloucestershire police said the victim sustained a 'superficial wound believed to have been caused by the sword'. A 19-year-old man was arrested overnight on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray, according to Gloucestershire Constabulary.
An 18-year-old man handed himself into police on Saturday morning and has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon, assault and affray. Both men remain in police custody, while a woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on police bail.
Police response
Detective Inspector Sophie Dawkins said: 'We completely understand the concern this incident would have caused, especially when it happened near a school at drop-off time.'
The investigation continues as the two men remain in custody.
