Cape Town [Du Noon] on 28 January 2010 at 14h35

A nineteen-year-old boy was stabbed multiple times outside the secondary school he is believed to be attending in Du Noon.

The boy was in a critical condition on arrival of paramedics and his condition deteriorated shortly after their arrival. The patient went into cardiac arrest and the paramedics started an advanced life support resuscitation.

Unfortunately the resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful and the boy was declared dead on the scene.

The motive for the stabbing was not known by paramedics on the scene but police are investigating the matter.