Two held on suspicion of attempted murder after teenage boy stabbed in leg in Wolverhampton

West Midlands Police received several 999 calls about a fight involving a group on Norton Close, Penn, at around 5.20pm on Monday.

Officers arrived and put a tourniquet on the victim, which paramedics said saved the teenager’s life.

He was taken to hospital for treatment and police said his condition is no longer believed to be life-threatening.

Two men, aged 18 and 19, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder later in the evening.

DCI Michael Sansbury, of Wolverhampton Police, said: “This was a really serious attack which left a young man badly injured, and it was thanks to the good work of officers at the scene who applied a tourniquet that he has survived.

“We’ve made good progress with the investigation and are working hard to establish what happened and why.

“We know that this be a disturbing incident for people in the area, but we are committed to working in partnership with others to make Wolverhampton a safe city.”

Police have stepped up patrols in the area to reassure residents.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman added: "We were called to reports of a stabbing on Norton Close at 5.20pm on Monday.

"One ambulance, a paramedic officer and a MERIT trauma doctor attended the scene.

"On arrival we discovered one patient, a teenage male, who was treated for serious injuries before being taken to hospital."

Anyone with information, or footage from mobiles phones, CCTV or doorbells, has been asked to get in touch via live chat on the police force's website or call 101, quoting log 3974.