A 15-year old Pinetown boy is fighting for his life after a stabbing incident outside his school.
Emer-G-Med Paramedics' Kyle van Reenen said emergency staff responded to reports of a stabbing outside a school in the Ashley area of Pinetown, west of Durban, on Friday.
“On arrival on scene a 15-year-old male was found to have sustained a stab wound to his abdomen and was in a critical condition.”
Van Reenen said advanced life support intervention was needed to stabilise him, before he was placed on a mechanical ventilator to assist him to breathe, and transported to a nearby hospital.
This is a developing story.
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Pinetown teen fighting for his life after stabbing incident
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A 15-year old Pinetown boy is fighting for his life after a stabbing incident outside his school.
Emer-G-Med Paramedics' Kyle van Reenen said emergency staff responded to reports of a stabbing outside a school in the Ashley area of Pinetown, west of Durban, on Friday.
“On arrival on scene a 15-year-old male was found to have sustained a stab wound to his abdomen and was in a critical condition.”
Van Reenen said advanced life support intervention was needed to stabilise him, before he was placed on a mechanical ventilator to assist him to breathe, and transported to a nearby hospital.
This is a developing story.
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