Teenager charged after Oldham fight leaves on injured

Four men from Oldham jailed

It was shortly after 2.50pm when reports came in of a disturbance between a group of teenagers on Burnley Lane in Chadderton, with suggestions one of the group had pulled a meat cleaver out of his tracksuit.

A short time later footage of the incident appeared on social media.

A 15-year old boy is understood to have sustained cuts to his leg which required hospital treatment as a result of the disturbance.

Police launched an investigation into what happened and arrested two 15-year old boys on Friday (22nd March) in connection with what happened.

They have now said they’ve charged a 15-year old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, with two counts of assault and possession of an offensive weapon, he appeared before Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Saturday.

A 15-year old boy was also arrested, he’s now been released on bail pending further enquiries.

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