Two arrested after sword attack near Tuffley school

Gloucestershire Constabulary said two men have been arrested after a boy was wounded in a sword attack near St Peters High School in Tuffley. Both men remain in police custody while inquiries continue; neither has been charged in the reports, and an arrest does not establish guilt.

Police said officers were called to Chalford Road shortly after 8.50am on Friday, after two males, one reportedly carrying a sword, were seen chasing two 17-year-old boys. One of the boys sustained a superficial wound, the force said. The second had no physical injuries. Police clarified that the wounded boy was not taken to hospital.

A 19-year-old man was arrested overnight on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray, according to Gloucestershire Constabulary. An 18-year-old man handed himself in on Saturday morning and was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon, assault and affray. The force said both men remained in custody in its latest update.

A woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender was released on police bail, the force said. Earlier accounts said she had been arrested after a vehicle was stopped; the reports do not identify her further.