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Harriet Brewis

Boy, 10, stabbed in front of his mother in Leicester

A man died at the scene and a woman later died in hospital following the attack (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Police are investigating after a 10-year-old boy was stabbed in the street while walking along with his mother.

The mother and son were walking down Belper Street, Leicester, at around 5.20pm on Saturday when a man approached them and stabbed little boy before fleeing.

A member of the public called 999 and the boy was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham.

He is now recovering from non-life-threatening injuries, detectives said. His mother was not injured.

Leicestershire Police said they are now looking for a man in connection with the attack.

He is described as a light-skinned Asian man, in his mid-20s, around 5ft 10ins tall and of “chubby build”and was wearing a brown coloured jacket at the time of the assault.

Detective Inspector Tim Lindley said: “This was an act of violence against a young child who was out, in the street, with his mother.

“It happened in a residential area at a time of day when there would have been people about, either on foot or driving through.

“We need to find who was responsible for injuring this boy.

“If you were in the area of Belper Street between the times of 4.30pm and 6.30pm and saw what happened or a man matching this description we want to hear from you.

“Equally, if you have any dashcam footage or CCTV of the area please get in touch.”

A police have cordoned off the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting incident 437 of 18 January.

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