Stabbed teen feared he might not survive attack, court is told

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who was stabbed by another teenager feared he might not survive the attack.

- DAVID POWELL and BETHANY GAVAGHAN

The stab wound went “seven centimetres into the victim's chest”, before the attacker, also 16, fled the scene in Bangor, Gwynedd.

The victim was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung and other injuries. Footage of the assault was shared on social media.

The victim expressed his desire to confront his attacker and tell him: “I am still alive.”

The defendant pleaded guilty to wounding the victim and being in possession of a knife in a private place.

He was sentenced to two years and nine months in what is expected to be a young offender institution.

Caernarfon Crown Court was told North Wales Police received several 999 calls one summer evening about young people fighting.

Someone stopped to administer first-aid until police and paramedics arrived.