Shocking moment shirtless thug ‘stabs rival’ during mass brawl between up to 100 youngsters on Liverpool street that left two 15-year-old boys in hospital with knife wounds
- Shocking video footage shows a large brawl among a group of up to 100 youths
- Police say two teens suffered stab wounds and were taken to children’s hospital
- Force is now investigating incident which took place on Liverpool’s waterfront
Shocking footage shows the moment a mass brawl broke out on Liverpool’s waterfront which resulted in two teenagers being stabbed.
Witnesses reported up to 100 young people being involved in the fight which took place on Friday night.
Police rushed to the scene after being contacted about the brawl by shocked bystanders and found two 15-year-old boys who had been stabbed in the buttocks.
Both boys were taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and Merseyside Police are appealing for information after the ‘reckless’ and ‘appalling’ incident.
Footage shows dozens of youths gathered at Keel Wharf with several young boys throwing punches and grappling with each other while large groups of youths watch on.
Pictured: Shocking video footage shows a large group of teenagers brawled on Liverpool’s waterfront. Two teenagers suffered stab wounds and were taken to hospital for treatment
The video, which was widely shared on social media, appears to show a shirtless male make a stabbing motion toward another teenager who was fighting with a third teen in a blue shirt
The video appears to show a topless male make a stabbing motion towards a teen in a white T-shirt who is brawling with a third man in a blue T-shirt and shorts.
The topless male then takes on another teen wearing a black T-shirt and again appears to make a stabbing motion toward his adversary who then punches his attacker to the floor.
At this point, bystanders appear to get in between them and the young man in the black T-shirt runs off.
Meanwhile, the teen in the white shirt and the blue shirt continue to fight in the middle of the road before a third man appears to attempt to break them up.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: ‘We are appealing for information after two 15-year-old boys received stab wounds in Liverpool city centre on Friday night.
‘At about 9.15pm officers were called to reports of about 80-100 youths fighting at Keel Wharf on the waterfront.
Two teenagers continue to wrestle with each other as the brawl spills out into the main road
A shirtless teen squares up to another teen with what appears to be an object in his right hand
‘When they arrived they found the two teenagers who had each received a stab wound to the buttocks.
‘Both boys were taken to Alder Hey Children’s hospital where they were treated and they have now been discharged.’
Chief inspector Matt Moscrop, said: ‘We are carrying out extensive enquiries into this incident and viewing CCTV footage to identify the offender. We are keen to speak to anyone who was at Keel Wharf who witnessed the incident, or who has any information to help us identify the offender.
‘This was an appalling incident and two young boys have received hospital treatment for their injuries.
‘The use of weapons is reckless and intolerable, and can have devastating consequences, not only for the victim and their family but also the offender.
‘The waterfront should be a safe space for everyone to visit and make the most of the lovely weather we’ve had this week, not a place for the violence and anti-social behaviour we have seen in recent days.
‘We will not tolerate this type of behaviour and will continue to work with our partners to take all necessary action.’
The footage showed the shirtless teen get knocked to the ground after being punched
Pictured: Shocked bystanders attempted to break up the brawl before police arrived on scene
In the wake of the mass brawl, Merseyside Police deployed uniform and plain-clothed officers supported by the Merseyside Police dog unit to prevent further incidents.
The force also put a dispersal zone in place until 7am on Sunday to discourage groups gathering in large numbers and to enable police to disperse those who officers suspect may commit crimes.
Ch Inspr Matt Moscrop said: ‘We increased the number of officers, both uniform and plain clothes, and they will supported by officers from the dog unit.
‘These dispersal zones are certainly not designed to prevent young people, or anyone else, from meeting at the docks to enjoy what is a world-renowned space with fantastic architecture and facilities.
‘It is not about stopping young people from meeting with their friends after such a challenging time during lockdown, the majority of whom have behaved perfectly reasonably.
‘It is simply about making sure the minority who come intent on behaving anti-socially can be moved out of the area, to enable people of all ages to feel safer and enjoy everything the waterfront has to offer.’
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