Two men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Shrewsbury

Police were called to the Meole Brace area of Shrewsbury at approximately 1.30am yesterday.

The incident involved an altercation in Stapleton Road, where a man was assaulted in the street. The victim, a 19 year-old man from Shrewsbury, suffered puncture wounds to the chest and neck and was located by members of the public at the BP service station on Hereford Road.

Two 18-year-old men, both from Liverpool, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. A 17-year-old man, from Shrewsbury, has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

The man's injuries were not life threatening, police say he is in a stable condition in hospital.

Anyone who has any information, or who saw or heard anything in either the Stapleton Road or Hereford Road areas of the town, is asked to call 101, quoting incident number 53 of November 15.

All three men arrested have been released on police bail while enquiries continue.