Boy ‘aged 12’ is stabbed near primary school in Essex ‘after being attacked by gang armed with hammer’ – as he is airlifted to hospital with knife wounds
- Child stabbed in an alleyway near Briscoe Primary School in Pitsea, Essex
- Police and paramedics rushed to the scene and boy was airlifted to hospital
- Witnesses claimed he was attacked by a gang who also hit him with hammer
A schoolboy has been rushed to hospital after he was stabbed near a primary school in Essex after reportedly being attacked by a gang armed with a hammer.
The boy, who is thought to be 12, was airlifted to hospital to be treated for stab wounds after the attack near Briscoe Primary School in Pitsea today.
Emergency workers rushed to the scene at around 2pm after the child was stabbed in an alleyway in a broad daylight attack.
A schoolboy has been rushed to hospital after he was stabbed near a primary school in Essex after reportedly being attacked by a gang armed with a hammer
An air ambulance landed in a nearby school playing field to rush the boy to the Royal London Hospital to be treated for his injuries.
Police have now placed a cordon across the alleyway on a residential street.
Witnesses claimed the boy had been attacked by a gang who also hit him with a hammer, the Braintree and Witham Times reported.
The boy, who is thought to be 12, was airlifted to hospital to be treated for stab wounds after the attack near Briscoe Primary School in Pitsea today
A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said: ‘An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle, an ambulance officer vehicle and Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were called to an address in Pitsea following reports that a child had been stabbed.
‘One boy with stab wounds was transported by air ambulance to the Royal London Hospital.’
Essex Police has been approached for comment.