Tripoli Students โInvolved in Violent Knife Attack; Investigation Underway
Tripoli, Greece – โฃOctober โข8, 2024 – A shocking incident unfolded โin tripoli โคtoday as โtwo middle school students, โขages 12 and โข13, engagedโฃ in a violent โคaltercation involving aโ knife, leaving one hospitalizedโ in โintensive care. Teh attack occurred approximately โ200 meters from โaโฃ local high school.
The โคincident stems from personal differences between the two students, escalating into a physical confrontationโ where both minors sustained injuries. one student stabbed the otherโ in the hand, and โwas โคsubsequently stabbed in the throat โand back after disarming his attacker. The more seriously injured student was transportedโ to a hospital inโ Athensโ andโ admitted to intensive care, while the other was initially treated at Tripoli Hospital.
Disturbing video footage released by STARโค televisionโ depicts the 13-year-old pursuing and attacking the second minor โคwith a knife. The video captures the injured child’s cries for โhelp: “Aid! What are you doing?”
“He โthrew knives at โฃhim.โค He almost missed his carotid artery by โa millimeter,” โขstated the father of the 12-year-old victim toโ STAR.โค He further added,”He didn’t stop beating โขhim.He came out in the street and โฃasked for help.”
Policeโฃ from the Tripoli Criminal prosecution andโข Criminal Department โhave โขopened a โcase file against the minors, investigating โขpotential charges of severeโข bodily harm, hazardous bodily harm, and weapons violations. โAdditionally, a separate case file has been initiated against โtheโค parents of both students, alleging negligence โคin supervising their children. โThree individuals have been arrested in connection withโ the incident.โฃ
A โknife was recovered from the scene and confiscated as evidence. The โTripoli Criminal Prosecution and Criminal Department are continuing their investigation and pre-trial work.