Schoolboy stabbed by bicycle bandits

A 15-year-old student of Central High School was stabbed multiple times by two bandits as he was on his way home from after school lessons.
Reports are on Tuesday, the teen was almost a corner away from his Green Heart Street, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown home when he was attacked by the duo.
Guyana Times was told that the bandits, who appeared to be in their teens, approached him and one of them then pushed his hands into the school boy’s pocket and took away his cellphone.
A fight then broke out among the three, after which the school boy was pushed to the ground and dealt several blows to his body.
In a bid to block further injury, the teen attempted to bar the stabs with his arm, and the duo still managed to inflict five stab wounds on his right arm.
This newspaper was told that persons in the area saw was transpiring and raised an alarm. This led to the two fleeing the scene.
Speaking with this publication, the teen’s mother said after learning about the incident, she went to the scene and took her injured teen to the East La Penitence Police Station to file a report.
While at the Police Station, the mother said a friend who saw the incident, decided to drive behind the alleged bandits and saw that they went into a house in the East La Penitence area.
The mother then related this information to the Police, who encouraged her to take the child for a medical and return to the station. The Police have since launch an investigation into the matter. No arrest has been made yet.