Young boy 'fighting for life' after being stabbed in Essex alleyway in broad daylight

A YOUNG boys is feared to be fighting for life after being stabbed in Essex in a broad daylight horror attack.

The boy, who is reportedly aged 12, has been rushed to hospital in an air ambulance with stab injuries.

Emergency crews were scrambled to Pitsea at around 2pm after the youngster was knifed in an alleyway.

An air ambulance landed in a nearby primary school as the horror unfolded.

A cordon is now in place at either side of an alley on the residential street.

Horrified witnesses claim the boy is now fighting for life following the attack.

A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle, an ambulance officer vehicle and Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were called to an address in Pitsea following reports that a child had been stabbed.

"One boy with stab wounds was transported by air ambulance to the Royal London Hospital."

Essex Police have not released a statement yet.

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