He was calmly playing football: 11-year-old boy stabbed to death by hooded man in Spain during match

An 11-year-old boy was stabbed to death this Sunday, August 18, 2024, during a football match in Spain (illustrative photo). natee127 – envato elements

An 11-year-old boy was stabbed to death this Sunday August 18, 2024 during a football match south of Madrid, Spain.

Around 10 a.m. Sunday August 18, 2024, in Mocejón, near Toledo, south of Madrid, Spain, children play football together on the lawn of the Angel Tardio municipal stadium .

Un A hooded man armed with a sharp object then attacked one of them, reports Le Parisien in particular. 62~.

On the run

On site, emergency services could only confirm the death of the child, an 11-year-old boy. The attacker allegedly tried to attack the other children present, but they fled, according to RMC.

The judicial police unit and the information group of the Toledo command are looking for the perpetrator of the attack.

“Atrocity”

The child's family has assured that they do not know who could be responsible for this “atrocity”, cite Le Parisien.

Three days of mourning official

"It is with great sadness that I receive the news of the murder of a minor in #Mocejón (Toledo) after being attacked with a sharp object. The Guardia Civil has deployed a large force to arrest the perpetrator. All my thoughts to the family and friends of the deceased, as well as to the people of Mocejón", also reacted the local government delegate Milagros Tolón.

The town hall of the municipality of Mocejón has declared three days of official mourning.