Ipswich stabbing: Boy called for own ambulance after knife attack Published duration 12 March 2019 Related Topics Knife crime

image caption The victim called the emergency services at about 18:30 GMT on Monday

A 17-year-old boy rang 999 to ask for an ambulance after he was stabbed in an alleyway near a high school.

Police said the teenager had called the emergency services himself at about 18:30 GMT on Monday.

Five people arrested in connection with the attack in Ipswich were released on Tuesday and will face no further action at this time.

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment for a single stab wound and has since been discharged.

The boy was found in the alley between Bramford Lane and Broadway Lane, next to Westbourne Academy. Suffolk police said the grounds of the school would be searched as part of the investigation.

Police said the victim's injury was "fortunately not serious".

Two boys, aged 16 and 17, two 18-year-old men and a 20-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the the stabbing.