# Three teenagers are arrested after 17-year-old was injured in sword attack outside school 

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/three-teenagers-are-arrested-after-17-year-old-was-injured-in-sword-attack-outside-school/
- Published: 2026-11-07T16:42:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T17:03:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16273847/Police-arrest-two-teenagers-19-18-17-year-old-injured-sword-attack-outside-school.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Three people have been arrested after an alleged sword attack near a Gloucester school.
- Five schools went into lockdown during the police response.
- One 17-year-old suffered a superficial wound; another was unharmed.

## Summary

Three men aged 19 and 18, and a 17-year-old boy, have been arrested after a 17-year-old was injured in an alleged sword attack near St Peter’s High School in Tuffley, Gloucester. The incident prompted an armed police search and lockdowns at five nearby schools, raising concern among pupils and parents.

Police said the injured boy suffered a superficial wound, while a second 17-year-old was unharmed. The suspects were arrested on suspicion of offences including assault, affray, possessing an offensive weapon and assisting an offender; all remain in custody for questioning. A woman previously arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender was released on bail pending further enquiries.

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