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Two Minors Denounced After 14-Year-Old Stabbed in Naples School Bathroom

Prosecutors are reviewing seized phones to determine motive.

Overview

  • The 14-year-old was lured into a bathroom at the Pontano institute in Scampia and stabbed in the leg with a knife.
  • Carabinieri identified a 17-year-old who, investigators say, threatened the boy with a blade before striking, and they reported him for personal injury and illegal weapon possession.
  • A search of the teen’s home turned up a hidden switchblade that did not match the wound, according to police.
  • Officers later recovered a bloodied butterfly knife near the 8th municipal offices and reported a 15-year-old friend for hiding it.
  • The Naples juvenile prosecutor is leading inquiries into possible prior bullying and a video of the assault, and investigators are analyzing students’ smartphones after the principal called police as the shaken victim struggled to speak.