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16-year-old in serious condition after stabbing near Toronto high school

A 16-year-old boy has been taken to hospital in serious condition after he was stabbed multiple times near a Toronto high school Monday. Global News

A 16-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after he was stabbed multiple times near a Toronto high school.

Officers responded to the Dante Alighieri Academy on Playfair Avenue, southwest of Dufferin Street and Lawrence Avenue West, at around 1:35 p.m. after the injured victim went back in to the school.

Police said the boy was stabbed in a neighbourhood just south of the school and was taken to hospital in serious condition with a police escort.

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Paramedics said the boy was conscious and breathing after the stabbing.

Police are still investigating and officers haven’t released suspect information.

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