Young man is injured with four stab wounds after being mistaken for someone else in Rio Branco

by Andrea
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Young man is injured with four stab wounds after being mistaken for someone else in Rio Branco

Rui Kennedy de Morais Araújo, 18 years old, was the victim of an attempted murder by stab wounds on Thursday night (26), in Travessa Sabiá, in the Paz neighborhood, in Rio Branco.

Rui Kennedy being helped by residents after being stabbed in Travessa Sabiá/Photo: ContilNet

According to police information, Kennedy was sitting when he was surprised from behind and received the first blow to the neck. Then, he turned around and tried to defend himself from the blows. The second blow grazed his right eye, the third hit his right arm, and the fourth stuck in his left arm. After the action, the criminal fled the scene.

Samu teams provide first care to Rui Kennedy, who was taken to the emergency room in stable condition/Photo: ContilNet

In order not to die, Kennedy ran and asked for help from residents of the Paz neighborhood, who called the police and the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu). An advanced support ambulance was sent to provide first care, and Kennedy was taken to the Rio Branco emergency room in stable health.

Rui Kennedy was attacked with multiple knife blows on Thursday night/Photo: ContilNet

Military police officers from the 1st Battalion collected information to try to locate the accused, but he has not been found so far.

Civil Police agents, members of the Ready Employment Team (EPE), also collected initial information. The case will be investigated by the Homicide and Personal Protection Police Department (DHPP).

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