Police have arrested two teenagers after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in St Albans on Friday evening.

A 14-year-old and 16-year-old boy remain in custody on suspicion of GBH following an altercation in Verulamium Park that left a teenager with abdominal injuries.

He was taken to hospital by the air ambulance where he remains in a stable condition. His injuries are not deemed to be life-threating.

Chief inspector Stuart Orton said: “I want to thank everyone who has assisted with our enquiries so far as we work to establish the circumstances around what happened.

“It is believed that a number of people were present at the time of the incident and I would urge anyone with information, who hasn’t already provided a statement to police, to please make contact.”

If you have any information contact Herts Police via the non-emergency number 101, quoting crime reference 41/8052/18 or report online at herts.police.uk/Report.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or anonymous online at crimestoppers-uk.org.