A mother has been left utterly terrified after her 14-year-old son was the victim of a horrifying broad daylight attack, stabbed with a samurai sword on a residential street in Walsall.
The teenager, who has not been named, was set upon by an assailant wielding the deadly blade on Tuesday afternoon. He suffered a deep wound to his arm during the vicious assault and was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment.
His distraught mother, speaking exclusively about the ordeal, recounted the moment her son came running home, bleeding profusely and screaming in pain. She described the scene as something from a "nightmare," expressing her shock that such a brutal weapon could be used on a child.
"I heard this screaming and ran outside," she said. "To see your child like that, with a wound that bad... I thought he was going to lose his arm. You don't expect this to happen right on your doorstep in the middle of the day."
Police Hunt for Attacker
West Midlands Police have confirmed they are actively hunting the perpetrator following the incident on Mansion Road. Officers are conducting door-to-door enquiries and scouring local CCTV footage in a bid to identify the suspect.
A spokesperson for the force stated: "We were called to a report of a boy being stabbed with a sword. The victim is receiving treatment for a serious arm injury. Enquiries are ongoing at the scene and we are working to establish the circumstances."
Community in Shock
The attack has sent shockwaves through the local community, with residents expressing their fear and outrage. The brazen nature of the assault, carried out with such an exotic and fearsome weapon, has heightened concerns about escalating knife crime and violence among youths.
Local councillors have called for calm but also for urgent action, demanding increased police patrols in the area to reassure frightened families. This incident has once again put the national issue of knife crime under the spotlight, raising serious questions about public safety and the availability of dangerous weapons.
