Arrests after teenager stabbed in city centre

A street view of Millstone Lane in Leicester showing the Encore student flats building on the right and a person walking along the pavement on the left.Image source, Google
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Three men, all aged 19, have been arrested after the stabbing

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Police have arrested three people after a man was stabbed in Leicester.

Officers were called to Millstone Lane in the city centre shortly before 16:30 GMT on Friday where a 19-year-old man had been stabbed.

He was taken to hospital for injuries which were not believed to be life-threatening, police said.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder while two others were detained on suspicion of assisting an offender.

The three suspects - all aged 19 - remain in custody, the force added.

Police said they believed this was an isolated incident and inquiries were ongoing.

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