Police have confirmed that four people have been arrested after a teenager was found by a passer-by with stab injuries.
On Friday (January 6) just before 8.30pm, a driver contacted police to report that he was stopped by an injured man on Cass House Road in Hemlington, Middlesbrough.
This man, 18, reported that he had been attacked with a bladed weapon.
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He had sustained non-life-threatening injuries to his back and leg and did not attend hospital at the time.
Officers from Cleveland Police have now confirmed that four males (14, 15, 18 and 40) were arrested afterwards in connection with the alleged incident and they remain in police custody being questioned.
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Cleveland Police are now investigating the serious incident and are appealing for information, CCTV and dashcam footage after an alleged incident in Hemlington, Middlesbrough, last night (Friday 6th January).
If anyone was a witness or anyone has information, they are asked to contact Cleveland Police on the 101 number, quoting ref 3600.
If you don’t want to speak to the police, information can be passed anonymously to independent charity Crimestoppers online at https://orlo.uk/tskHz or by phoning 0800 555 111.
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