Four arrested after teenager dies in Stoke-on-Trent attack

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 10 Oct, 11:48 · Archive

A teenager died and another was critically injured in violence on Brookhouse Road in Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, late on Friday.

Police were called to Brookhouse Road in Meir at 23:45 on Friday after reports of violence. A man in his late teens was pronounced dead at the scene, and another man, also in his late teens, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He remains in a critical but stable condition.

Four suspects were arrested overnight: two 18-year-old men, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy, all from Stoke-on-Trent. The 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of both murder and attempted murder; the others on suspicion of murder. All remained in police custody.

Detective Inspector Katie Gregory said: "This is a devastating time for all those affected by what has happened overnight." She added that police had no wider concerns about community safety and urged witnesses to come forward with information about the attack.

How it is being reported

• Live updates as four arrests in Stoke-on-Trent murder probeJust inStokeonTrentLive · 10 Oct, 11:40
• Teen dead in Stoke-on-Trent murder probePolice have made four murder arrestsStokeonTrentLive · 10 Oct, 11:12
• Four murder arrests after teenagers attackedA murder investigation is launched in Stoke-on-Trent after a man dies and another is seriously hurt.BBC Stoke And Staffordshire · 10 Oct, 08:15

In this story: Stoke-on-Trent · Meir · Brookhouse Road · Staffordshire Police · Katie Gregory

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