Teen stabbed in arms and legs as shocking week of violence rocks seaside town

A teenager was stabbed in the arms and legs as a shocking week of violence rocked a picturesque seaside town.

Around 100 youngsters gathered on Cubbins Green in Caldy, West Kirby, Wirral, on Friday to mark the ends of their exams, but the celebrations were soon marred by what police went on to call a 'reckless stabbing'.

Merseyside Police said it has received three different reports of assaults which took place on Cubbins Green that night. Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with the disorder and a dispersal zone - aimed at preventing crime and anti-social behaviour - was put in place over the weekend.

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It's not the first time police have been granted extra powers in West Kirby in recent weeks, with a dispersal zone also having been issued over Easter weekend. During one incident on April 6, a boy ran into Banks Road, forcing a car to stop, before jumping on the windscreen, causing it to smash, reports The Echo.

In a separate incident in Ashton Park on May 30, a gang of youths fell into a lake as they attacked a man with a bicycle seat, leaving him with a head injury. The gang are believed to have been involved in a separate incident at Hoylake train station earlier the same day. The ECHO headed down to West Kirby this week to speak to residents about the impact the violence has had on the community.

Ged Seddon, 63, who lives a short distance away from Cubbins Green, told the ECHO: "We normally get a few teenagers celebrating the end of exams, 99% of them are great but you get the odd few that are alcohol induced and they are the ones that cause trouble.

"Normally they're all very well behaved having a little BBQ on the beach. On the