Teenager arrested after playground stabbing

The attack happened off Chelwood Drive, next to Odd Down Sports Ground in Bath

A man in his late teens has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a stabbing in a playground.

Avon and Somerset Police said they had made the arrest at an address in the Odd Down area of Bath on Friday morning and that the man remains in custody.

It comes after a man, also aged in his late teens, was stabbed in a playground off Chelwood Drive, next to Odd Down Sports Ground in Bath, at about 11:50 BST on Wednesday.

His injuries are not considered to be life-threatening. Police are appealing for witnesses and footage of the incident.

Detectives are keen to hear from anyone who saw a dark-coloured car leave Chelwood Drive in the direction of Bloomfield Road immediately after the attack.

A similar vehicle was later seized by police after being abandoned in Linley Close.