A police cordon is in place in St Ann's after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed.The boy has been taken to the Queen's Medical Centre and a second 16-year-old boy has been arrested after the incident, which happened at 7.50am.
The cordon starts just after the Hungerhill Road junction and stretches along Ransom Road, which runs alongside the St Ann's allotments. Part of the road and the entrance to a park has been closed following the stabbing.
Nottinghamshire Police said the boy's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
A spokesman for the force said: "Officers were on the scene within minutes of the report and a 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the incident.
"A scene has been put in place which requires the closure of part of Ransom Road and the entrance to Coppice Park. "Enquiries are ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the incident, or has any information, is asked to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number 114 of 14 May 2018."
Nottingham Academy has been informed that an incident took place on Ransom Road, St Ann’s at around 8am this morning. Two Nottingham Academy pupils have been injured. Emergency services were on the scene immediately and the young people have been taken to hospital. Nottingham Academy takes our responsibilities for pupil safety very seriously and we continue to work closely with local authorities in supporting our young people both during their time at the Academy and when they are in the local community.
We will provide further updates on the incident but at this time we are unable to provide additional information whilst we assist the police with their investigation. It is causing worry for some residents One 46-year-old nurse, who did not wish to be named, said: “I have been here 27 years and I have had no problems. It is a bit worrying as I walk down there at 6.10am in the morning.
It is scary especially as this happened during school time.” One resident said he would like to see more CPOs on the streets
A 56 year old man, who has lived on the street for 14 years, said: “Ninety percent of the time it is fine around here. It gets a bit noisy when the kids are coming home from school and that is about it.
“This is one of the main routes to the college. I am surprised buto it is becoming a regular occurrence - stabbings.
“We would like to see more CPOs around here when the kids are coming out of school. It seems to have stopped. “Their presence was a good deterrent and the kids behaved themselves.”
