Gang swarms UK hospital and disorder erupts after boy, 16 stabbed

A large group swarmed a UK hospital where a 16-year-old boy was rushed after being stabbed.

West Midlands Police said the 16-year-old boy was knifed on Pretoria Road in Bordesley Green, Birmingham at around 3.30pm on Saturday (February 15).

He was rushed to Heartlands Hospital with serious injuries and remains in a stable condition in hospital. But later that evening, crowds gathered at the hospital forcing it into "lockdown."

Police said that trouble involved a number of people and is believed to be linked to the stabbing incident, BirminghamLive reports.

One witness claimed that Heartlands Hospital went into "lockdown" after a group "ambushed" its A&E department last night.

While an ambulance was also "raided with a patient inside."

These claims have not been confirmed and the attacker remains at large. BirminghamLive has approached the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Heartlands, for comment.

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: "We are investigating after a teenager was stabbed in Bordesley Green, Birmingham yesterday (Saturday).

"We were called to reports of a stabbing in Pretoria Road at around 3.30pm.

"A 16-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries, where he remains in a stable condition.

"An investigation is underway to establish the details.

‘We are also investigating reports of disorder involving a number of people at a Birmingham hospital which is believed to be linked to the stabbing incident.

"If you can help with our investigation, you can contact us via Live Chat on our website, or by calling 101 quoting log 2746 of 15 February."