Overview
- The stabbing occurred Monday afternoon in a small park on Viale Sarca in the Bicocca area, where a robber pulled a knife and demanded a teenager’s jacket.
- The victim was struck in the face and chest while intervening to protect his friend and was taken by 118 emergency services to Niguarda Hospital in serious condition but expected to survive.
- The assailant fled and is being sought by Carabinieri units from the Monforte Company and the Nucleo Radiomobile, who are gathering witness accounts and acquiring nearby security footage.
- According to the teenagers’ description, the attacker appeared to be a young North African, a detail that authorities have not confirmed.
- Reporters link the case to a recent run of youth knife robberies in Milan, citing December and October incidents that resulted in arrests and heightened official attention to juvenile violence.