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10-year-old boy hospitalized after teen slashes him with butter knife in NYC

A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized Tuesday night after a teenager repeatedly slashed him with a butter knife on a Manhattan 𒅌street, according to police and souꦫrces.

The young victim and a 15-year-old boy got into a fight at the corner of West 33rd Street𓃲 and Sixth Avenue at around 6:40 p.m., cops and law enforcement sources said.

A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized Tuesday night after a teenager repeatedly slashed him with a butter knife on a Manhattan street
A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized Tuesday night after a teenager repeatedly slashed him with a butter knife on a Manhattan street. Christopher Sadowski

The teen allegedly brandished a butter knife and slashed the 10-year-old t♔hroughout the body, the source��s said.

The boy suffered knife wounds to the stomach and was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he’s listed in stable condition, police said.

A person of interest was taken into custodyꦑ, according to the NYPD.

The boy was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he's listed in stable condition, police said.
The boy was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he’s listed in stable condition, police said. Christopher Sadowski

The investigation is ongoing.