TORREVIEJA – A routine afternoon turned into a nightmare when a 16-year-old boy was stabbed twice by a 17-year-old near a KFC on Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas on Wednesday.
The attacker struck once in the chest and once in the arm—so violently that the knife blade broke off and lodged in the victim’s arm. Emergency surgery at Torrevieja University Hospital was required to remove it, but thankfully, doctors say the boy is now out of danger.
Police quickly arrested the 17-year-old, who is also a student at IES Las Lagunas, just meters from where the attack happened. On Thursday, the suspect appeared before the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office in Alicante, where officials requested he be placed in a secure juvenile facility due to the seriousness of the attack.
Authorities say there’s no evidence of bullying or gang involvement; it appears the attack stemmed from a personal dispute.
City officials are taking no chances. Education Councillor Ricardo Recuero highlighted a recent high-level meeting at IES Las Lagunas, bringing together school directors, over 40 counsellors, and the head of the hospital psychiatry service to tackle youth conflicts and improve safety and wellbeing across schools.
Residents are left shaken, wondering how a teenage argument escalated into a violent stabbing in broad daylight—and whether more measures are needed to protect local students.
