POLICE HAVE worked quickly in the case of the 13 year old male stabbed on 5th April – the day which saw six stabbings take place across London.
The boy was found just before 7pm in Gainsborough Avenue, Newham, suffering from serious injury. He remains in hospital, in a stable but serious condition.
On 7th April the police charged three males with Section 18 wounding with intent – essentially, Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) contrary to Section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
They were charged under “joint enterprise”, which allows all those involved in an action which leads to the injury of another person to share guilt for that attack – even if the injury was only inflicted by one of them.
What is shocking about the arrests is the age of those detained: two are 16 years of age and one, just like the victim, is just 13 years old. One of the older youths and the 13 year old were also charged with possession of an offensive weapon.
All three were booked to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court, where they were expected to be remanded in custody with a date set for trial.
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