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UK Tourist Fights for Life After Phone Thief Stabbing in Tenerife
16 Feb
Summary
- British tourist critically injured after stabbing incident.
- Victim was attacked while chasing a thief who stole a friend's phone.
- Stabbing occurred early Monday in a popular Tenerife resort area.
An 18-year-old British tourist is fighting for his life following a violent stabbing in Tenerife. The incident unfolded early Monday morning, shortly after 2:13 am, in the Las Veronicas area of Playa de las Americas, a resort popular with British visitors. The young man was attacked as he pursued a thief who had just violently robbed a female friend of her mobile phone.
He managed to confront the mugger behind a bar near Oasis, but was then stabbed. Emergency medical teams provided critical care at the scene before transferring the seriously injured tourist to Universitario Hospiten Sur Hospital. Local reports describe his condition as critical, with indications he was admitted to an intensive care unit.
As of Monday, police have not made any arrests and have deployed a specialist team to identify and apprehend the knife-wielding assailant. The attack highlights the dangers that can arise even in popular holiday destinations, leaving authorities in Tenerife with an urgent task to bring the perpetrator to justice.
