Police hunt for attackers continues after two boys are stabbed in 'linked' incidents in space of two hours

The teens, aged 15 and 17, were stabbed in the London Road area on Tuesday, February 4.

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South Yorkshire Police received a report about the first stabbing at around 6.45pm and found that a 15-year-old boy had been knifed in his chest in an incident on Leverton Drive, Sharrow.

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He was taken to hospital for surgery and remained in a critical condition last night.

At 8.50pm, a 17-year-old boy turned up at a city hospital with multiple slash and puncture wounds to his legs and upper body.

He said he was attacked in an incident on Cemetery Road, just off London Road.

He remained in hospital in a stable condition last night.

On the same night, a report was received of a young man being chased in the same area by two men who were reportedly threatening to stab him.

Detective Chief Inspector Jamie Henderson said: “Officers within our CID department are working really hard to establish the exact circumstances and motive surrounding both of these incidents, which due to the proximity in timings and similar location, we are treating as linked.”

Local residents have been advised to expect to see a heavier police presence in the area as enquiries into the stabbings continue.

Witnesses to the incidents or anyone with information about them should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 and quote incident number 748 of February 4.