Boy,17, stabbed multiple times

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Police are appealing for information after a boy was stabbed multiple times

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A 17-year-old boy was stabbed multiple times after being attacked by five men, police said.

Essex Police was called to reports of a boy being assaulted in the Hythe area of Colchester on Monday, 22 July.

Witnesses told police five men attacked the youth on Hatcher Crescent at about 18:15 BST before leaving in a Silver Vauxhall Astra.

The victim's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing, police said.

Police appealed for anyone with information or footage of the attack to get in touch.

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