A 15-year-old boy has been accused of stabbing another 16-year-old in the parking lot of Sachem High School East in Farmingville. The accused reportedly used a 4-inch kitchen knife to stab the victim in the upper chest, seriously injuring him, as per reports. The accused’s family has claimed the teen was bullied.
Sachem stabbing accused’s family claims he was bullied
Meanwhile, the victim has undergone surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, a CBS News report added. He has now pleaded not guilty in court. The judge has ordered him to be held without bail and an Order of Protection has been issued as well, as per the report. Both the accused and the victim are students of the same high school. The accused’s family has claimed that the stabbing was retaliation to the bullying the teen faced. This kid was a good kid, and he still is. Okay. First of all, he’s been being bullied for the last three months,” as per ABC7NY. “When they go to school, I expect for the school to protect my kids. At the end of the day, I felt like this should not have escalated,” the suspect’s mother added. Meanwhile, the family friend also questioned the school’s response and asked, “this kid didn’t want to fight. So why didn’t the school stop it?”.
The suspect, who remains unnamed due to being underage, was taken into custody and then charged shortly after the stabbing in Long Island, New York. Because to me, he protected himself, family friend Tudy Langhorne said, “We’re going to support this kid. The teen has now been arraigned on Friday on assault and weapons charges. The suspect is now expected back in court on Monday.
