A teenager was stabbed in the back during a robbery before three men evaded police.

An air ambulance was among emergency services called to The Gossamers, near Garston, amid reports of someone with a stab wound at 2.56pm yesterday (December 6).

They found a 19-year-old with a non-life-threatening back injury, Herts Police said, before he was taken to hospital.

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He also had a black e-scooter taken during the attack, which is believed to have happened near Falcon Way.

Police scoured the area with sniffer dogs in search of the attackers but no one was found.

They were described as three males who were wearing black with their faces covered.

Watford Observer: The attack is believed to have happened near Falcon Way before the victim was found in The Gossamers.The attack is believed to have happened near Falcon Way before the victim was found in The Gossamers. (Image: Google Maps)

A Herts Police spokesperson said enquiries are ongoing and urged anyone with information to contact them via 101 or online quoting ISR 412 of 6 December.

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