After being stabbed in the back outside of his school in Sydney’s southwest, a 16-year-old student was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Emergency services were summoned to La Salle Catholic College Bankstown shortly after school ended on Wednesday afternoon, around 3.15pm.
It is believed that when crossing the street, a group of students were challenged by a different group of young men who did not go to the school.
According to witnesses who spoke to Nine News, the group harassed the students for money, and when they refused, the teen was stabbed in the back.
Before paramedics came, teachers raced from their classes to help the injured teen and administered first aid.
The teen was spotted walking to the ambulance with assistance from paramedics after receiving treatment for back stab wounds.
He was rushed to the hospital and is doing well.
By the time police arrived, the assailants of the students had left the scene.
There is a clearly defined crime scene.
As an investigation was being started, police were observed arriving at the school with evidence bags.
Please get in touch with Crime Stoppers if you have any information or know anyone who witnessed the incident.