15yo arrested, another suspect at large after teen stabbed in the back, bashed and robbed

Police have arrested a teenage boy and are still searching for a second suspect after they allegedly stabbed and robbed a 16-year-old boy on an Adelaide Metro bus.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after another teen was stabbed in the back, bashed and robbed on a public bus in Adelaide’s western suburbs on Wednesday.

Police arrested the teenager at Athol Park on Friday morning, the second suspect still at large.

Police will allege the incident occurred on an Adelaide Metro bus on Hanson Rd, Mansfield Park at about 7.30pm, with the 16-year-old victim saying he was unaware he had been stabbed until after the attack, which also left him with a dislocated shoulder.

After the attack, police and emergency crews were called a short distance from where the teenager boarded, where they located and spoke to the victim.

The 16-year-old boy in the Women's and Children's hospital with a stab wound to his back and a dislocated shoulder. Picture: 7News Adelaide.

“Police attended and spoke with the victim, a 16-year-old boy from Woodville Gardens who had been assaulted and stabbed in the shoulder by unknown offenders,” a spokesperson said.

“‘The victim was conveyed to hospital for the treatment of minor injuries.

“Police searched the area and were unable to locate the suspects.”

Police will allege the incident started when the victim was approached by two suspects while waiting for a bus, who then threatened him and said they had robbed other people in the past.

It will be alleged the two suspects followed him onto the bus when it arrived and continued to harass and threaten him while on-board.

The attack left the boy with a dislocated shoulder and a stab wound. Picture: 7News Adelaide.

The victim allegedly refused to give them what they wanted, which resulted in a fight breaking out on the bus.

Originally published as 15yo arrested, another suspect at large after teen stabbed in the back, bashed and robbed