Boy stabbed 'for his trainers' on way to school to sit exam
21.05.2024 - 08:31
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
The father of a lad who was knifed on his way to school has opened up about his shock and disbelief after returning home to find his son drenched in blood.
The 16-year-old pupil was rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the arm by two men at around 7am yesterday, Monday, May 20, in Liverpool.
He was due to sit his English GCSE exam that morning, and had been advised by his school to arrive early. The student left his house at 6.45am and chose to walk down Smithdown Road, instead of his usual route, believing it would be the "safer option".
As he rounded the corner onto the main road, the boy noticed two men on a bike. His father said that the men - believed to be in their early to mid 20s - spotted his son and "turned their bike around", reports the Liverpool Echo.
The father explained: "He felt they were going to try to do something, so he was trying to avoid them. But they cornered him at the bus stop. Essentially, the bus stop is the width of the pavement so there's no escape."
The frightened teenager saw a bus coming and attempted to flag it down, even though it wasn't heading in his direction. However, according to the boy's father, the bus didn't stop, and the men seized their chance to attack the young man.
The father continued: "The men caught up with him and demanded his bank card and his trainers. He refused to give them up. So they grabbed him and pinned him against the wall."
During the horrifying assault, the teenager recalled hearing one of the attackers say to his accomplice 'let me stab him'. By this point, however, the other man had already launched his attack on the schoolboy, using what the victim described as a 'butterfly knife' to tear through his school uniform.
Despite the terrifying ordeal, the boy