A 15-year-old boy was knifed in Sparkbrook\u00a0just before 3pm on Monday, January 20.<\/p>\n
The teenager was found slumped in Grantham Road and near the junction with Webster Close where passers-by rushed to his aid and tended to his wounds.<\/p>\n
The boy was rushed to hospital after he was believed to have suffered four stab wounds.<\/p>\n
Residents said they believed the violence took place on Stratford Road\u00a0but the teenager then staggered into Grantham Road where he collapsed.<\/p>\n
One resident said: “I came out when I heard all the commotion outside, two passers-by helped him, they tended to his wounds and called the police.<\/p>\n
“He had got stabbed four times near the Aldi on Stratford Road, he just collapsed here.”<\/p>\n
The air ambulance attended the scene and its doctors cared for the victim, but he was taken to hospital by land ambulance.<\/p>\n
West Midlands Police were also at the scene.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for the force said: “The boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries as enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the attack begin.”<\/p>\n
He confirmed that the attack had happened in Stratford Road and the victim had managed to stagger to Grantham Road before collapsing.<\/p>\n
No-one has been arrested yet.<\/p>\n
“Investigations are ongoing and we’re appealing for anyone with information to contact us via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight, call 101 anytime, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111,” the spokesman said.<\/p>\n
“Please quote log 1356 of 20\/01.”<\/p>\n
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