Teenager stabbed 12 times in knife attack ‘making good recovery’

A Jewish teenager who was stabbed 12 times in a knife attack is “making a good recovery”, his rabbi has told congregants.

The 16-year-old JCoSS student was rushed to hospital after being found in Primrose Hill Road, in north London, with wounds to his leg.

Rabbi Danny Rich, the minister of Finchley Progressive Synagogue, wrote to congregants today to inform them that the boy was recovering from “serious but not life-threatening” injuries.

He wrote: “We are thankful for the prompt work of the emergency services.