A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the Southport knife attack, with police confirming it was not terror-related.
The teenager, from Banks, was arrested on Monday morning and remains in police custody, Merseyside Police said. He will be questioned about the incident. Emergency services were called to a property on Hart Street, Southport at around 11.50am. A "critical police incident" was declared following reports of the stabbing.
"So far, NWAS has treated eight patients with stab injuries who have been taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Aintree University Hospital and Southport and Formby hospital."'Scene in a horror movie'A local business owner, who was one of the people who called the police, said the incident in Southport was like a "scene in a horror movie.
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