Orange high school: Boy stabbed after vicious brawl
Two teenagers have been stabbed in separate attacks across NSW. A teenager was found with a stab wound to the chest at a regional NSW high school just hours before another teen was found with bloodied wounds in Sydney.
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A teenager has been viciously stabbed in a brawl at a regional NSW high school - just hours before another teen was knifed in Sydney’s northern beaches.
Police were on Thursday afternoon called to a high school in Orange following reports of a fight.
Detectives arrived to find students clashing violently. Police intervened, dispersing the group with pepper spray.
A 15-year-old male student of the school emerged from the crowd with a bloody stab wound to his chest.
The teenager was taken to Orange Health Service, where he underwent surgery for non-life-threatening injuries. He has since been released from hospital.
A crime scene was established and detectives commenced an investigation.
Following inquiries, a 14-year-old boy was arrested at a home in Orange about 5pm and taken to Orange Police Station.
He was charged with reckless wounding in company and granted conditional bail to appear before a children’s court on Monday 31 August 2020.
Just hours later, a 17-year-old boy was found with stab wounds to his stomach and arm in Sydney’s northern beaches.
The young teenager was found injured at a unit on Barrenjoey Road, Newport, around 9.15pm.
Police have been told the teenager was in a carpark at the back of the unit block when he was stabbed by two unknown males, who fled the scene.
The teenager was taken Royal North Shore Hospital, where he is undergoing surgery for non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers from Northern Beaches Police Area Command established a crime scene and are investigating the incident.