The teenager was treated for injuries before being taken to hospital for further assessment after being 'sashed' with what witnesses called a 'samurai sword'.

A teenage boy was taken to hospital after being injured with a samurai sword at a busy shopping centre on Black Friday .

Police and paramedics were called to the incident at Merry Hill shopping centre in Brierley Hill, Dudley , on Friday, November 28, where the teen was hurt.

He was treated for injuries before being taken to hospital for further assessment, but did not sustain serious injuries.

Shoppers and restaurant workers said they saw knifemen carrying a 'samurai sword ' at the busy shopping centre.

Witnesses told Birmingham Live that the incident took place at Merry Hill's food hall known as Eat Central.

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