A 16-year-old boy is in hospital after a “horrific” machete attack in Dudley, West Midlands Police have said. The teenager was walking near Duncan Edwards Close just before 2pm on Saturday when two young men on a moped approached him and attacked him, leaving him with serious injuries to his chest and face.
The suspects fled the scene, and the victim was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery. He is now in a serious but stable condition, police confirmed on Sunday. Officers have recovered CCTV and mobile phone footage and are appealing for witnesses.
Detective Inspector Joe Davenport, from the force’s major crime unit, described the attack as “horrific” and said it “could easily have resulted in this boy losing his life”. He urged anyone with information to contact police via the force’s website or by calling 101, quoting log 2561 of 23 May.
This incident follows a separate machete attack earlier this month in which two teenagers admitted murdering 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa on a London bus. Kelyan was stabbed around 27 times on a route 472 bus in Woolwich on 7 January. Two 16-year-old boys pleaded guilty to his murder at the Old Bailey on Friday.
