Two teenagers arrested after sword attack near Catholic school

Two teenagers have been arrested after a sword was used in an attack on a boy near a Catholic school in Gloucester, police said.

Officers were called to Chalford Road, near to St Peter’s High School, in Tuffley, shortly after 8.50am on Friday.

It was reported that two males – one in possession of a sword – had been seen chasing two 17-year-old boys, one of whom sustained a “superficial wound”.

Armed police attended the scene on Friday to search for the suspects, who reportedly fled on foot.

A 19-year-old man was arrested overnight on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray, Gloucestershire Constabulary said.

While 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 yesterday on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released on police bail.

One of the victims sustained a minor wound, while the second boy did not receive any physical injuries from the attack, the force said.

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.”

Inquiries about the incident are ongoing and information can be submitted to Gloucestershire Police online, quoting reference number 53260095808.