Police in Lupset: Teenage boy rushed to hospital after machete attack in Lupset
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Officers were called to Waterton Road at 6.24pm yesterday (Tuesday) to a report of a someone being attacked.
“The caller said the suspect ran off down the street towards Manor Haigh Road and appeared to have a machete on him,” said a spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police.
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Hide Ad"Officers attended and found a 15-year-old male with cuts to his right arm.
"He was taken to hospital for further treatment to his injuries, which were not life-threatening.”
Wakefield District CID is currently investigating the incident and is appealing for anyone who saw it, or anything suspicious in the area at around this time, to contact them on 101, or via the live chat facility on the West Yorkshire Police website.
Anyone with footage that may assist is also urged to contact with the team, quoting crime reference number: 13230618994.