Three teenagers have been arrested after a boy was stabbed in the backside outside an Oxford community centre.

The 16-year-old boy was knifed in the buttocks and legs around nine times in an attack near Blackbird Leys Community Centre in Blackbird Leys on February 17.

Police arrested three youths, aged 16, 17 and 19-years-old, on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm yesterday.

They have been released on bail until March 14.

Anyone with information should contact police on 0845 850 5505 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.