Fifteen-year old arrested after boy, 17, stabbed in Cardiff

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a teenager was stabbed in Cardiff.

A major police operation began in two parts of the city following the incident on Wednesday afternoon.

Police confirmed officers were called to Broad Street just after 10am and a 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital.

It comes after the arrests of seven teenagers at the weekend following a suspected stabbing attack in the city centre. Police said that incident involved two groups of teenagers from the Grangetown and Rumney areas of Cardiff.

Following Wednesday's incident, police said the two incidents are not "random attacks" and they involve groups of teenage boys "targeting each other".

A police cordon was in place at the junction of Sudcroft Street and Broad Street in the Canton/Leckwith area of Cardiff, close to Fitzalan High School.A separate cordon was also in place on Virgil Street in Grangetown, close to Ninian Park Primary School, where there is also a heavy police presence.

Police said that it had issued a Section 60 notice which gives them the power to stop and search anyone in Grangetown and Canton.

The force has also issued a Section 35 dispersal order which allows officers to exclude people from an area for 48 hours.

Detective Superintendent Esyr Jones said enquiries are ongoing to arrest further suspects following the incident on Wednesday.

"Understandably there is once again shock and worry within the community when an incident such as this happens.

"One person has been arrested and enquiries are on-going to arrest further suspects. Today’s stabbing and Saturday’s violent disorder in the city centre are not random attacks, they involve groups of local teenage boys targeting each other and we appeal to the community for information.

"We again urge families and community elders to please speak to their children about the dangers of knife crime and to contact South Wales Police if they suspect their child was involved in this, or any other knife crime, incident. Taking these steps could save a life.”