Two stabbed in hijack attack

A teenage boy has been stabbed after coming to the aid of a woman whose car was being hijacked in Londonderry.

The 16-year-old boy was getting off a bus in the city on Monday when he saw the woman being attacked.

The 42-year-old woman was sitting in a parked car when a man, armed with a knife, approached and threatened her.

He ordered her to get out of the car and as she tried to do so, he grabbed her by the shoulder and stabbed her in the left arm.

The teenager went to the woman's aid and then chased the attacker, catching up with him near the Metro Bar in Bank Place.

During a struggle, he was stabbed in the right thigh.

The attacker ran off and was again chased by the youth.

With the help of a taxi driver, they caught the attacker near a taxi stand on William Street and held him there until the police arrived.

The teenager was taken to the city's Altnaglevin Hospital where he was discharged after treatment.