Investigation after teenager stabbed in back outside pub in Heswall

Police are appealing to anyone who was near the Harry Beswick pub on Telegraph Road in Heswall on Boxing Day evening.

Police are hunting two men believed to have stabbed a teenager in the back outside a pub.

The 17-year-old man was discovered outside the Harry Beswick pub on Telegraph Road in Heswall, on the Wirral, and taken to hospital for treatment for a serious injury which is not thought to be life threatening.

Following the incident, just after 7.45pm on Boxing Day, it is believed two men then ran off towards the Devon Doorway pub.

Merseyside Police has now begun an investigation, with CCTV and forensic enquiries being carried out in the surrounding area.

Detective Inspector Peter Rexwinkel said: “We are in the early stages of the investigation to establish the circumstances of what has taken place.

"I would appeal to anyone who was in the vicinity of the Harry Beswick pub and Marks & Spencer on Telegraph Road and had seen or heard anything, or two males acting suspiciously, to come forward and speak to us.

"I also urge people in the area to check your CCTV and dashcam footage to see if it has captured any footage, no matter how small, as any information may help with the investigation.”

  • Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 24001081798.