Thane, May 6 (PTI) A 13-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly seriously injuring a woman while attempting to steal from her home in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Wednesday.
The teenager, who has been booked for attempted murder, allegedly committed the crime in the Murbad area on Monday night, they said.
Police said the boy, a school student, broke into the house of a 55-year-old woman to steal. However, the woman returned home while he was still in the house.
The victim, who happens to be a teacher from a different school, reprimanded the boy, but the minor allegedly pulled out a sharp weapon and stabbed her multiple times, an official said.
Hearing the woman’s screams, neighbours rushed to her house. They nabbed the boy and handed him over to the police.
“The teacher is admitted to a local hospital, and her condition is reported to be serious. The boy has been sent to a remand home,” said inspector Sachin Hundlekar from the Murbad police station. PTI COR NR
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