An 18-year-old man has been arrested after a boy was seriously injured in a machete attack in Ipswich last week.
Police were called after the boy, 16, was seriously assaulted by a man wearing a balaclava in the Newnham Court area, on the Chantry estate, at about 6pm on Wednesday, March 23.
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He was taken to Ipswich Hospital for treatment and was subsequently taken to the Norfolk and Norwich hospital for further treatment to his arm injuries.
Police have now confirmed an 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm on Wednesday and taken to Martlesham police investigation centre for questioning.
He was subsequently released on police bail until late April.
The man is the second person to be arrested in connection with the attack after a man in his 40s was detained on Saturday.
He was released on police bail pending further investigations until Friday, April 22.
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