Leicester: Police recover machete after city centre street fight

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Leicester: Police recover machete after city centre street fight
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A 17-year-old boy is arrested after being treated in hospital for a slash wound.

Police seized a machete and baton after a teenager was slashed in a "frightening" city centre street fight.

Officers were called to reports of a group of males fighting in Granby Street, Leicester, at 20:28 BST on Saturday. A 17-year-old youth was found nearby and arrested after he was treated in hospital for a slash wound.The teenager was arrested on suspicion of affray and is being held in custody. Det Sgt Jim Muzzell, of Leicestershire Police, said: "We know a number of people were in the area at the time and understand that this would have been a frightening incident for them to witness."

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