A teenager has been taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition following a stabbing in Swindon this evening.
Officers were called to Meadowcroft Fields in Upper Stratton shortly after 8pm this evening following reports of a disorder involving a group of teenagers.
The victim, a 17-year-old boy, was treated on scene and then taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol by air ambulance.
Extensive area searches are currently ongoing and there is a heightened police presence in the area while enquiries are carried out.
Anyone who witnessed the incident should call 101 and quote log number 344 of June 8.
**The original police report had the victim as 15-years-old. This has since been updated to 17.**
