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British Teen Stabbed in Tenerife Expected to Recover as Police Seek Attacker

Doctors have grounded him for at least two weeks pending recovery.

Overview

  • Theo Wright, 18, was stabbed in the neck and lung after chasing a phone thief in Playa de las Americas in the early hours of February 17.
  • Two Ukrainian holidaymakers provided first aid at the scene before paramedics arrived.
  • He remains in hospital and cannot fly home for at least two weeks because of the lung injury.
  • Police have made no arrests, and a specialist team is working to identify and detain the knifeman.
  • His mother has traveled to Tenerife to be at his bedside, and the family has launched a GoFundMe to help cover her stay.