23 Mar, 2026 @ 11:34
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Five youngsters arrested in Madrid after 14-year-old boy is seriously injured in park stabbing

Calle de Clara del Rey, Madrid, CC Wikimedia Asqueladd/ Police in Madrid, CC Wikimedia Diario de Madrid

FIVE teenagers, aged 16 and 17, were arrested last night following a stabbing in a park in Madrid’s Chamartin district.

The victim, a 14-year-old boy, was treated by Samur-Proteccion Civil for wounds to the chest and groin and was taken to the hospital. 

According to police sources, the incident occurred around 10pm last night in the vicinity of Clara del Rey Street.

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The stabbing took place in the district of Chamartín, home to Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu football stadium. Credit: Cordon Press

La Policia Nacional launched a search operation in the area and arrested five minors of Spanish, Dominican and Honduran nationality.

They were taken to the Grupo de Menores (GRUME) after being accused of attempted murder. 

Three of the defendants have previous criminal records, and it is suspected the incident is linked to two Latin gangs operating in the area.

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