A YOUNG man was struck several times with a machete during a horrific attack in Chelmsley Wood over the Christmas period.
Police have said that the 22-year-old was slashed with the blade following an argument in Forth Drive on December 27.
The attack happened at around 9pm, with the male suspect fleeing the scene in a convertible car.
Officers said that the victim was left with two large cuts on his left arm.
The incident comes amid mounting concern about knife crime across Solihull and the wider region, although the force has insisted the borough has far fewer offences than other parts of the West Midlands.
In a separate incident which happened elsewhere on the estate last month, a 14-year-old was threatened with a knife by a hooded man.
The schoolboy was pushed and told to hand over his schoolbag during the harrowing incident in Winchester Drive, which took place on December 7.
Disturbingly the crime happened in broad daylight (around 3pm).
Anyone with information about either crime should call police on 101.
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