Serious assault in Oakleigh Drive, Northampton

Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a 16-year-old boy was attacked with a knife in Oakleigh Drive, Northampton.

The incident started at a party inside an address in Beaufort Drive on Friday, October 28, between 9.30pm and 10.10pm, after an altercation involving the boy and a male in a balaclava.

The boy ran from the address chased by the offender who then attacked him in Oakleigh Drive by stabbing him with a knife. Thankfully the boy didn't sustain a life threatening or life-changing injury.

The suspect is described as a black male wearing a dark balaclava, black puffa jacket, black trousers and a white t-shirt. He was about 5ft 7in, of a slim build and about 18-years-old.

Witnesses or anyone with information should contact Northamptonshire Police on 101.

Incident number: 22000630772