A 14-year-old boy was slashed in the face with a machete after a group of youth attacked him and his friends in Winnipeg.

Two groups of young people met at a skate park on St. Anne's Road Sunday afternoon before heading to a wooded area nearby, where one group tried to rob the other, police said.

A 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old boy got away, although the 16-year-old handed over his bicycle and personal belongings before he broke free, police said.

Another 14-year-old boy then was assaulted and slashed in the face and upper body with a machete. He sustained serious injuries.

Police arrested an 18-year-old man shortly after the attack in the area of Polarwood Avenue and St. George Road. On Monday, police arrested two more male suspects, both 17, in the Glenwood and Sir John Franklin areas.

All three were charged with aggravated assault and robbery, among other offences. The trio was detained in police custody.

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