An incident saw a 17-year-old boy stabbed in the leg after criminals forced their way into a property.

The incident happened at around 11.10pm on Saturday October 15 on Enfield Street in Middlesbrough.

A number of suspects are believed to have been in a property on Enfield Street when the incident happened after forcing their way into an address.

Damage was also caused to a vehicle on the street outside.

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Police have launched an appeal asking members of the public who many have witnessed the incident or have CCTV, or dash cam footage to get in touch.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police added: “Any witnesses or anyone with information, CCTV or dash cam footage, are asked to contact Middlesbrough CID on the non-emergency number 101, quoting incident number 185564.

“Independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111, or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.”

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