Teenager in hospital after moped machete attack
Teenager in hospital after moped machete attack
Telegraph reportersMon, May 25, 2026 at 8:38 AM UTC
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Police at the scene of the attack in Duncan Edwards Close, Dudley - Anita Maric /SWNS
A 16-year-old boy is in hospital after a “horrific” machete attack, police have said.
The teenager was walking in the area of Duncan Edwards Close, Dudley, when he was approached by two young men on a moped just before 2pm on Saturday, West Midlands Police said.
The men then attacked the boy and fled, leaving him with serious injuries to his chest and face, according to the force.
He was taken to hospital and underwent surgery. Police said on Sunday that he was in a serious but stable condition.
CCTV and mobile phone footage have been recovered by detectives, who have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Det Insp Joe Davenport, from the force’s major crime unit, said: “This was a horrific attack in the middle of the day and it could easily have resulted in this boy losing his life.
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“We’ve been working tirelessly since then to understand exactly what happened, and who was responsible, and I’d urge anyone with information to get in touch with us as soon as possible.”
Rise in knife offenders being spared jail
Last week, it emerged that the number of convicted knife offenders being spared jail had hit a 10-year high.
Ministry of Justice figures showed that nearly seven in 10 offenders avoided prison in 2025 – the lowest rate since 2015 – and received suspended jail sentences or community punishments instead.
Only 6,581 knife offenders were handed immediate custody, down 6.1 per cent on 2024’s figure of 7,006.
Police forces have started to reverse the rise in knife crime, which is down 10 per cent year-on-year after offences returned to pre-Covid levels.
However, the Tories said the failure to lock up offenders could undermine the battle to reduce knife crime.
Nick Timothy, the shadow justice secretary, said: “The fact that only a third of knife criminals are now receiving an immediate custodial sentence shows Labour have simply given up in the fight against knife crime.”
Source: “AOL Breaking”
