Boy attacked with machetes and axes recovering

NOVI SAD A boy who was assaulted and injured by a group of hooligans in Novi Sad has had surgery in the town's Children's Hospital and is recovering. His doctors said his condition was now stable. Boy attacked with machetes and axes recovering The 16-year-old was assaulted by the group of youths armed with machetes and axes in what has been yet another serious incident in the provincial capital of Vojvodina. Unofficially, he was the victim of a clash between "two groups of football supporters." "The child received 20-centimeter wide cuts to the lower ribcage and abdomen, where deeper structures have not been damaged," the hospital's spokesperson Dusan Vukovic told reporters. He added that the victim also had injuries to his shoulders, one hip, and an arm. The media reports on Tuesday said that the police swiftly apprehended one of the attackers, who is said to be over 18 and is described as "a supporter of Vojvodina FC." The police are still looking for others from the group. All political parties in Novi Sad expressed their protest in the wake of the incident over the fact that the town has not had a police chief for the past four years, and stressing that the local police needed "300 more officers." The video footage of the incident: B92 Beta

Boy attacked with machetes and axes recovering

The 16-year-old was assaulted by the group of youths armed with machetes and axes in what has been yet another serious incident in the provincial capital of Vojvodina.

Unofficially, he was the victim of a clash between "two groups of football supporters."

"The child received 20-centimeter wide cuts to the lower ribcage and abdomen, where deeper structures have not been damaged," the hospital's spokesperson Dušan Vuković told reporters.

He added that the victim also had injuries to his shoulders, one hip, and an arm.

The media reports on Tuesday said that the police swiftly apprehended one of the attackers, who is said to be over 18 and is described as "a supporter of Vojvodina FC."

The police are still looking for others from the group.

All political parties in Novi Sad expressed their protest in the wake of the incident over the fact that the town has not had a police chief for the past four years, and stressing that the local police needed "300 more officers."

The video footage of the incident: