AGENTTeenager dies after Meir violence as four arrested
A man in his late teens died on Brookhouse Road in Stoke-on-Trent; another was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
- Staffordshire Police were called to Brookhouse Road, Meir, at 11.45pm on Friday 9 October.
- Four people from Stoke-on-Trent—a 17-year-old boy, two 18-year-old men and a 20-year-old man—were arrested on suspicion of murder.
- The 17-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
- Police said the surviving man was in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
Paramedics pronounced the man who died at the scene. Police said the second man was taken to hospital by ambulance with life-threatening injuries. The force described his condition as critical but stable in a statement published on Saturday morning. 1
Police said all four people remained in custody on Saturday afternoon. The arrests are suspicions, not charges or findings of guilt. 2 3
Staffordshire Police have not publicly named either man or explained how the violence began. Detective Inspector Katie Gregory, the senior investigating officer, said the force was working to understand the circumstances. She also said there was no wider risk to the community; that is the police’s assessment. 1
A cordon remained at the scene, and police appealed to anyone who was in the area at about 11.30pm or has relevant CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage to come forward. The force asked people to quote incident number 1062 of 9 October. 1