Schoolboy, 14, arrested over early morning knife attack on elderly couple

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A teenager has been arrested over a knife attack on an elderly man and woman. The schoolboy was detained after the pair were stabbed inside a property.

A police cordon remains around the home in question and neighbouring properties, while officers try and establish exactly what happened.

The man, who is in his 70s, and the woman, who is in her 60s, were rushed to hospital this morning after the alarm was raised just before 7am.

The Mirror reports the emergency services were responding to reports of a disturbance at the property, on a residential street in Ashington, Northumberland.

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Their condition is said to be stable. Officers arrested a 14-year-old schoolboy on suspicion of attempted murder and he is currently in custody at a nearby station.

Police are continuing their investigation in the area and carrying out further enquiries. The force said there is no risk to the wider public.

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said in a statement: "We were called to an incident at a private address in Northumberland this morning (1 November) shortly before 7am.

"We dispatched two ambulance crews, one specialist paramedics, one duty officer and one HART crew (Hazardous Area Response Team) and two patients were taken to hospital."

In a statement, Northumbria Police said: "At 6.50am today (Friday) we received a report of a disturbance at an address on Alexandra Road, in Ashington.

"It was reported that a man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s had both sustained injuries consistent with being caused by a bladed article. Emergency services attended and both the man and woman were taken to hospital where they remain in stable conditions.

"A full investigation is underway and officers have arrested a male – aged 14 – on suspicion of attempted murder. He is currently in police custody.

"Officers remain at the scene to carry out enquiries and there is no wider risk to the public.

"Anyone with information regarding the incident should send us a direct message on social media, use the live chat function on our website or go to https://www.northumbria.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/.

"For those unable to contact us via these ways, call 101. Please quote log number NP-20241101-0210."

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