Appeal for witnesses after teenager threatened with sword

Police are appealing for information after a teenage boy was threatened by two youths carrying a samurai sword in Cheltenham earlier this month.

The incident happened on Princess Elizabeth Way at around 9.25pm on Sunday 9 April.

The victim had been walking with friends when he was approached by two teenage boys wearing balaclavas.

One of the pair produced a sword from his trousers and attempted to slash the victim. They then chased him on an e-scooter, heading down Princes Elizabeth Way, towards Coronation Square, before he was able to evade them.

The boys were described as being white, aged about 15, and wearing black clothing and balaclavas.

Officers would like to speak to anyone who has any footage or who may have witnessed two boys in black clothing riding an e-scooter between 8pm and 10pm that night.

Two boys aged 16 and one boy aged 14, all from Cheltenham, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted GBH. They have been released on bail pending further enquiries.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Gloucestershire Constabulary through the website, quoting incident 358 of 9 April: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/us/a-crime-that-has-already-been-reported/

Alternatively you can report information anonymously through the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or through the website: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously