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Society nightclub knife killing: Seven people arrested | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenager who was stabbed at a Coventry nightclub. | |
The 18-year-old victim was found outside the Society Club in Tower Street soon after 02:00 GMT on Sunday. | The 18-year-old victim was found outside the Society Club in Tower Street soon after 02:00 GMT on Sunday. |
Another 18-year-old man was stabbed in the back while a boy, 17, was slashed across the arm, police said. Their injuries are not life-threatening. | Another 18-year-old man was stabbed in the back while a boy, 17, was slashed across the arm, police said. Their injuries are not life-threatening. |
The seven arrested men are being held at separate police stations in Birmingham and Warwickshire. | |
On Monday morning three men, aged 18, 22 and 24, were arrested in Birmingham, police said. | |
Another four men, aged between 19 and 28, were arrested in a car travelling in Leicestershire at around 05:00 GMT on Sunday, a spokesman said. | |
Anyone with any information about the disorder is urged to contact West Midlands Police. |