Teen fighting for his life after 'targeted' knife and axe attack in Walsall
A teenager has been left in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked with a knife and axe in what is being treated as an attempted murder.
The 16-year-old was stabbed in the abdomen in Walsall and suffered a head injury in what police believe was a targeted attack by two men.
The incident happened in a garage in Phoenix Business Park, off Stafford Street, at around 6pm on Tuesday with the teenager now in a critical condition in hospital.
A passer-by alerted the emergency services and rushed to stop the bleeding before police and paramedics arrived.
Nobody has been arrested over the attack, which West Midlands Police has confirmed is being treated as attempted murder.
One of the men responsible is thought to have fled on a bicycle.
A spokesman for the force: "We believe this was a targeted attack and that the two offenders were looking for the victim.
"It’s understood one of the offenders was white and the other black – both around 6ft tall – and that one of them made off on a bicycle."
An ambulance and paramedic officer were sent to the scene by West Midlands Ambulance Service.
A spokeswoman for the service said: "On arrival, we found one patient, a teenage boy, he was assessed and had sustained potentially serious injuries, he received treatment on scene and was conveyed to hospital for further treatment.”
Anyone who was in the area at the time and saw what happened, or the attackers making off, has been urged to get in touch with West Midlands Police quoting crime reference 20/1851489/21.
