Boy, 15, slashed across chest on walk to school
A 15-year-old boy was slashed across the chest with a blade as he walked to school.
The pupil at Nottingham Emmanuel School, in West Bridgford, was attacked as he walked from the Meadows area at 8.30am yesterday.
Police confirmed the attack happened in woodland near Main Road, Wilford, after the boy had crossed the Toll Bridge.
Police are hunting for three black males in their late teens wearing black hooded tops.
They hit the boy over the head before slashing him as he tried to defend himself.
The boy told officers he saw a shiny blade and was slashed across the chest before escaping to his school nearby, bloodied and in shock.
Emergency services were called by staff and the boy was taken to hospital for treatment. He was discharged after receiving internal and external stitches.
Police said robbery was not a factor. They are working with the school and Nottingham City Council to determine a motive.
Head teacher at Nottingham Emmanuel School, Carol Fearria, said: "The Emmanuel school community was very concerned to learn one of our pupils was assaulted near the embankment before he arrived at school.
"The pupil is at home with his family and he is keen to return to school. We expect him to be well enough to return shortly.
"Incidents like this are exceedingly rare and I would like to reassure parents and pupils this would appear to be an isolated incident."
Residents in nearby Coronation Avenue, a leafy area which is used as a shortcut for youngsters from The Meadows and Wilford, have expressed shock.
Portfolio holder for Children's Services at Nottingham City Council, Coun David Mellen, said: "We will be assisting the police and the school in any way we can."
A Notts Police spokesman said: "Police are looking for three people in connection with an assault on Friday morning.
"A 15-year-old boy was left with a slash wound across his chest which required treatment at the Queen's Medical Centre."
Anyone with information is asked to call Meadows Police Station on 0115 948 2999, extension 6464, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
michael.greenwell@nottingham eveningpost.co.uk
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by Brian, UK
Monday, June 22 2009, 3:05AM
“How many savage assaults against whites must blacks carry out every week, or rather every day, before they cease being exceedingly rare? Five a day? Ten a day? Fifty a day?
At what point will society begin to recognize that black violence against whites is black violence against whites?”
by Brian, UK
Monday, June 22 2009, 3:03AM
“The boy "was slashed across the chest with a blade." He "was attacked." Police confirmed that the attack "happened."
So, nobody slashed the boy, he "was slashed with a blade," as though the blade did it. No one attacked him, he "was attacked." There was no one who committed the attack, the attack "happened."
He "saw the shiny blade and was slashed." It's as though the blade was just hanging there in the air by itself and committed the act of slashing on its own accord.
"Incidents like this are exceedingly rare..." But Detective Inspector Mick Foote, in charge of the case of kidnapping, rape, and torture carried out by a group of blacks against a white couple in London, said exactly the same thing, as quoted in the entry posted just before this one. Foote said:
"However, I would like to reassure the public that such crimes are very rare."
Get the impressoin that the "authorities" are not seeking to protect the public from danger, but but to convince the public that there is no danger, to prevent them from having any normal reaction to violent racial crime in their midst?”
by Paul, Nottingham
Sunday, June 21 2009, 11:20PM
“Mmm,Mmm, you reap what you sow,its just a perfect day”
by wurrows, Nottingham
Sunday, June 21 2009, 8:58AM
“Police are hunting for three black males in their late teens wearing black hooded tops".
Shouldn't take long then”
by The Equaliser, La La Land
Sunday, June 21 2009, 8:48AM
“I agree with the Police Comment . . .It was an isolated Incident!
It was the only attack in that vicinity at that moment on that day of the week.
But it did not help the victim to have read that after the event nor anyone else who is often in fear of their safety.
Who are they kidding . . .Policing in Nottingham aint working!”
by The Equaliser, La La Land
Sunday, June 21 2009, 8:38AM
“You got there before me Bill . . .
If only posters would read the whole letter.
Perhaps Irony should not be allowed on these pages it could lead to a misunderstanding!!!!”
by Steve, Notts
Saturday, June 20 2009, 10:04PM
“AmeliaRanne, City, Toe rag is obviousley a degorogatory name. It actually derives from the rags poor people wore around their toes because they couldent afford shoes. I don¿t know where your version comes from haven't heard of it before.”
by pauline, essex
Saturday, June 20 2009, 9:30PM
“hope your okay hun, wot is happing to people in this place you thick its right to take sumones life.remember people wot goes around cums around, great believer of that. dont matter how long it takes, aways happends.”
by AmeliaRanne, City
Saturday, June 20 2009, 6:39PM
“Just wondered what a toe -rag was.....some sort of scruffy towel? Or did you mean tow rag (tow being waste cotton)”
by Bill, Keyworth
Saturday, June 20 2009, 5:51PM
“Oh dear Paul of Nottingham and Andrew of Bestwood didn't you realize that William was being ironic. Read his posting of 10.14 again. I should have thought it obvious to anyone that his comment was very tongue in cheek.”