A KNIFE attack victim was left with his intestines “hanging out” after being stabbed by a 15-year-old boy.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Bradford Crown Court yesterday to be sentenced for two separate attacks.

The first unfolded on November 1 last year, when a 17-year-old was walking to his home from school through Devonshire Park, Keighley.

A group of seven to eight young men were shouting at him and he then felt a blow to the back of his head.

The court heard he saw the defendant pull out a knife which had a blade of five to six inches. He was attacked from the rear and the defendant then stabbed him twice in the back, close to his shoulder, leaving him with two “small, superficial” knife wounds. The group continued to assault him, punching him and kicking him in the face.

Prosecutor Robert Stevenson said the teenager had been left shaken and scared to walk through the area.

When the defendant was arrested, he answered ‘no comment’ to all questions, but was positively identified in a formal identification procedure.

The next attack happened on December 21 at the Madina Food Store, Belgrave Road, Keighley.

The victim was in the store when he was confronted by a group of four to five young men who unleashed an attack on him before the defendant, known to the victim, thrust a knife into his stomach.

The court heard the victim was bleeding from his face and stomach and his intestines could be seen hanging out of his stomach. He required extensive surgery and was in hospital for a number of days.

Elyas Patel, for the defendant, outlined a trial date had been set, but guilty pleas were eventually entered.

The court heard the first attack stemmed from the defendant believing the victim was behind him being picked upon and the second came about as the group looked to identify the person responsible for bricking the windows of the defendant’s home.

Recorder Ray Singh said he would not pass an extended sentence due to his age, the fact he had never troubled the court before, his exemplary behaviour since he was remanded and the Youth Offending Team’s belief that in due course he could, to a large extent, be managed in the community. He handed the defendant five years detention.