Two 19 years old males in two different locations suffered knife wounds on Tuesday 16 January both within an hour of each other.<\/p>\n
The first incident a 19-year-old was knifed in the chest and thigh on Coventry Road near St Andrews Retail Park at around 2.30pm.<\/p>\n
A West Midlands Police spokesman said: \u201cOfficers are currently investigating a stabbing which took place this afternoon (16 January) on Cattell Road at the junction of Coventry Road, Small Heath.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information on the Coventry Road stabbing is asked to call police on 101, quoting log 1213 16\/1.<\/p>\n
The young lad was taken to hospital where his injuries are not thought to be \u2018life threating\u2019.<\/p>\n
An hour later another 19-year-old was outside a pizza takeaway in Perry Barr near the Greyhound Stadium is in serious condition in hospital after being stabbed.<\/p>\n
The police have sealed off part of the scene, and are conducting house to house inquiries.<\/p>\n
Officers are also checking CCTV in the area<\/p>\n
Anyone with information on the stabbing near the pizza takeaway in Perry Barr near the Greyhound Stadium is asked to call police on 101 quoting log 1344 of January 16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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