A 35-year-old woman was also wounded, police said (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Six boys and two girls aged between 15 and 17 have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in Bath.
The boy, 16, was found fatally wounded yesterday evening in Bath, Avon and Somerset Police said today.
A 35-year-old woman was also stabbed in the incident which took place at an address along Eastfield Avenue, in the northwest Weston neighbourhood.
The eight suspects were arrested on a bus on Lansdown Lane at 11.30pm – all remain in police custody.
A police cordon has been placed around Eastfield Avenue.
Chief Inspector Ronald Lungu, of the Bath Neighbourhood Team, said: ‘This is a tragic incident and our thoughts this morning are very much with the family of the boy who has died.
‘They were informed of what happened as soon as possible and are understandably devastated.’
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A 35-year-old woman was also wounded.