Police search team commences hunt for evidence after stabbing at Swindon school

A specialist police search team have commenced a hunt for evidence as part of the investigation into the stabbing a Eldene Nursery and Primary School in Swindon on Thursday.

Approximately 12 police officers, armed with wooden poles, took to the streets and footpaths surrounding the school grounds at around 10am this morning, Saturday 31 March.

Emergency services, including Wiltshire Air Ambulance, were called the school at around 4pm on 29 March following reports of a 17-year-old boy being stabbed.

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South Western Ambulance Service later confirmed that the teenager did suffered stab wounds and was rushed to Great Western Hospital. His condition is unknown at this time.

Yesterday, at around 6.20pm, officers discovered a knife on the grass near Aymer Place.

An eyewitness told Wiltshire 999s that they saw a police officer pick up what they believe was a large kitchen knife with a black handle and placed it in an evidence container.

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