16-year-old boy stabbed in field is rushed to hospital with serious injuries A SIXTEEN-year-old boy was stabbed in Widnes on Sunday night. The teen was attacked in a field off Birchfield Road shortly after 9pm on May 30 by ‘unknown suspects’. He was rushed to hospital with serious injuries, but has since been discharged. Cheshire Police’s enquiries into the incident are ongoing, and officers are appealing for information from members of the public. Detective sergeant Henderson Pierre said: “I would like to make it clear that this is believed to be an isolated incident and we are doing all we can to find those responsible.