Autistic boy, 14, stabbed in head by teens who also tried to set him on fire

A 14-year-old lad was stabbed successful the caput by a radical of teenagers who besides tried to acceptable him connected fire.

The pack attacked Kayden Khan, who is autistic, successful Ladybrook Park successful Mansfield, Nottinghamshire connected Tuesday evening.

He suffered a ample gash to his head, bruising to his look and 2 achromatic eyes arsenic a result.

Kayden’s mum, Zoey Hallam, told the MailOnline her lad has been left ‘terrified, confused and heartbroken’.

Nottinghamshire constabulary are investigating and person arrested 2 boys, aged 13 and 14, and a miss aged 16, successful transportation with the assault.

Ms Hallam said a radical of astir 15 teenagers arrived, pushed him to the ground, stamped connected him, stabbed him successful the backmost of his caput ‘with a crisp object’ and tried to acceptable occurrence to him utilizing a lighter and deodorant spray.

She said they besides humiliated her lad getting him to spell down connected is hands and knees, buss their shoes, and accidental sorry, arsenic a ‘sign of respect’.

After the attack, Kayden and his girlfriend, who was with him, fled to a adjacent store wherever constabulary were alerted. The lad was taken to infirmary and his caput coiled was glued together.

Ms Hallam, 31, said the pack was made up of mostly of boys, but determination were besides immoderate girls, and they were wearing balaclavas. It’s understood Kayden – who is connected his half-term vacation – knew immoderate of them.

‘I judge each and everyone of them had the volition to termination him,’ she added. ‘Every azygous subordinate of that pack knew what they were doing and I volition beryllium pushing for the highest charges to beryllium brought.’

The mum-of-two acceptable up a Gofundme to regenerate Kayden’s favourite Nike fleece overgarment that was damaged successful the battle and had to beryllium handed implicit to constabulary for evidence.

More than £1,800 has been raised to day – acold much than the household expected.

Writing an update connected the page, Ms Hallam said: ‘Wow! We are highly shocked for however overmuch the assemblage has travel unneurotic and raised for our lad Kayden.’

She added: ‘Kayden present faces a agelong travel of gathering his assurance again to permission the location and yet spell backmost to school.’

Some of the wealth raised volition assistance wage for backstage counselling for Kayden if NHS enactment can’t beryllium arranged, she said.

Police said the 13-year-old and a 14-year-old were detained connected suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

The16-year-old was detained connected suspicion of encouraging oregon assisting successful the offence and possession of cannabis.

Investigators judge the onslaught was targeted. They are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incidental oregon mightiness person footage (from doorbells oregon CCTV for example) to travel forward.

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