Second boy, aged 16, arrested following Peoples Park stabbing

13/06/2022

The second boy was arrested on Sunday evening

A further arrest has been made as Thames Valley Police continue to investigate the stabbing of a 21-year-old man in Banbury’s Peoples Park.   A 16-year-old boy from Banbury was arrested on Sunday evening (June 12).

A 15-year-old boy from Oxford who was also arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Sunday remains in custody.

The victim currently remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.  

Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Rob Platt, based at Banbury police station, said: “I would like to thank all those who have come forward with information relating to this incident.

“I would again like to ask anybody who was in the area and captured any mobile phone footage of what happened not to share this on social media, but instead to please contact Thames Valley Police on 101 or by making a report online, quoting reference number 43220255119.”

Thames Valley Police has now completed work in Peoples Park, which has now re-opened to the public.


Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam

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