An investigation is under way after a teenager was stabbed near HMP Birmingham.

The 15-year-old male victim was knifed on Carlisle Street, Winson Green, just before 7.20pm on Saturday (August 9).

Paramedics, who alerted West Midlands Police to the incident, initially treated the boy for chest and arm injuries before transferring him to hospital.

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An investigation was launched with the scene sealed off and forensically examined.

The force is appealing to anyone with information to contact them urgently.

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Meanwhile, the victim's injuries are not said to be 'life-threatening'.

West Midlands Police said: "We're i

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