Schoolboy, 15, fights for his life after ‘two men’ stabbed him ‘with an 8in carving knife on his way home from classes’
- The 15-year-old victim is currently in a critical condition in a Lewisham hospital
- Incident occurred at around 4.10pm today on Darmouth Road in Lewisham
- Police launched manhunt for the attacker but no arrests have been made so far
A schoolboy has been critically injured after being stabbed with an ‘8-inch carving knife’ on the streets of south-east London yesterday evening.
The victim, who has not been named, is thought to be in a critical condition in a south London hospital.
Police have launched a manhunt for the attacker, who stabbed the 15-year-old at around 4.10pm today, on Dartmouth Road, Lewisham.
One eyewitness who spoke to Mirror Online said the boy was attacked in his school uniform while with his friends and stabbed with an 8-inch carving knife.
Police pictured at the scene today. The force has launched a manhunt for the attacker, who stabbed the 15-year-old at around 4.10pm today, on Dartmouth Road, Lewisham
She said: ‘There were a group of school kids, boys and girls, sitting on a brick wall outside the job centre.
‘Two much older men stabbed the kid in his side.
‘They left the knife in him and ran down the high street towards Forest Hill station.
‘The boy pulled the knife out of his side and threw it across the street.
‘He tried to run but only made it 50 yards before he collapsed on the street.
‘The knife was a huge carving knife around eight inches long.’
No arrests have been made.
A spokesman for the Met Police said: ‘Police were called at approximately 16:10hrs on Monday, 25 March to reports of a stabbing in Dartmouth Road, SE23.
‘Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found a male – believed aged 15 – suffering injuries.
‘He was taken to a south London hospital where he remains in a critical condition. Next of kin have been informed. A crime scene remains in place.’