YORK, S.C. — A 12-year-old boy took a plea deal for stabbing another child in the back. Police say the child was 11-years-old when the stabbing happened in a wooded area in York County.
The victim, a 15-year-old, was found on a sidewalk with the steak knife still in his back. The suspect pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of assault of a high and aggravated nature. He was originally charged with attempted murder. The child will be sentenced within the next 45 days.
Details about the plea deal have not been released since the suspect is a juvenile. The child is the youngest person to ever be charged with attempted murder in the county.
