Dear Resident,

We have made four arrests in connection with a serious assault on a teenage boy in Papworth Everard yesterday (Saturday).

A 999 call was made to us just before 10pm last night, reporting a 16-year-old boy had been stabbed to the face at the playing fields, off Ermine Street North.

The boy was taken to hospital with serious and possibly life-changing injuries, where he remains in a stable condition.

Four people are currently in custody at Parkside Police Station in Cambridge – a 17-year-old boy from Huntingdonshire, a 17-year-old boy from Saffron Waldon in Essex, a 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man both from Chatteris.

Detective Inspector Lindsay Harbour said: “I understand the concern from the local community following this incident, however I hope it provides some reassurance that we have made four arrests.

“Officers will be in the area today carrying out enquiries. I would urge anyone who has not yet spoken with us to make contact as soon as possible.”

Anyone with information should contact us online via our reporting forms or webchat and quote 35/31987/25. Those without internet access should call 101.

Kind regards,