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Six Arrested After Reported Weapon Threat to Teen Girl in Coventry

Police report a recovered knife undergoing forensic tests with searches continuing.

Overview

  • Officers were alerted just after 6pm on New Year’s Day to a property on Terry Road in Lower Stoke, Coventry.
  • Five boys aged 15 to 19 were arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm, and a 47-year-old woman was held on suspicion of assisting an offender.
  • Local reports say the teenage girl was threatened with a knife and a gun, though only a large knife has been confirmed as recovered.
  • Investigators continue inquiries and scene searches, and police have not announced any charges or the recovery of a firearm.
  • Police are appealing for information via 101 or Live Chat, quoting log 3636 of January 1, with anonymous tips accepted by Crimestoppers.