Overview
- Two 14-year-old students fought outside a kiosk near Escuela Técnica N°2 in La Banda and one boy was stabbed in the right leg with a screwdriver in the incident recorded by nearby cameras.
- The recorded footage shows the aggressor threaten the victim with the tool, the victim strike back with a punch, and the attacker drive the screwdriver into the area near the victim’s right knee.
- The injured adolescent was taken urgently to the Centro Integral/Integrador de Salud Banda where clinicians ordered a CT scan and trauma evaluation and reported he was out of immediate danger.
- Fiscal Virginia Abrate opened a criminal investigation, ordered review of the security footage and witness interviews, and the alleged 14-year-old aggressor was placed under the care of child‑protection agencies and held at a police station.
- Neighbors, parents and school staff demanded stronger supervision and security at school exit points after the Tuesday morning attack, highlighting kiosks and street corners near schools as recurring spots for student confrontations.