A 12-year-old was stabbed in the chest in Brooklyn earlier today, according to the NYPD. Police responded to a call made at 2:53 p.m. on Dec. 18 regarding an assault at Thomas S. Boyland Street and Dumont Avenue. A 12-year-old boy was stabbed in the chest and taken to Brookdale Hospital in critical but stable condition. There are currently no arrests. It is currently unknown who stabbed the child.
A blaze destroyed a two-storey flat in Lewisham, resulting in the death of 12-year-old Fabian Henry, a talented footballer, who was remembered fondly by family and friends.