ManitobaA 14-year-old boy suffered a “significant injury” to his hand when he was attacked by three other teens, robbed and struck with a machete near Winnipeg’s Polo Park shopping mall, police say.Teenager sent to hospital in stable condition after attack at Polo Park mallCBC News · Posted: Jul 21, 2025 10:52 AM EDT | Last Updated: 38 minutes agoWinnipeg police responded to a machete attack on July 18 and found suspects in a nearby restaurant. (Radio-Canada)A 14-year-old boy suffered a “significant injury” to his hand after being attacked by three other teens, robbed and struck with a machete during a shopping trip to Polo Park mall, Winnipeg police say.The victim was shopping around 8:30 p.m. on Friday when the three teens approached him.He was hit multiple times by a machete, causing him to fall to the ground, police said in a news release on Monday.As the assault continued, the victim was robbed of personal property before the attackers ran off.Police were called and found the victim, who was given emergency care before being rushed to hospital in stable condition.A short time later, officers found the three attackers at a restaurant a couple of blocks away on St. Matthews Avenue.A 13-year-old boy is charged with robbery and three warrants for failing to comply with a prior sentence.A 14-year-old boy is charged with robbery and a 15-year-old boy is facing a charge of robbery.Police neither identified which of the attackers had the machete nor provided any additional information on the injuries suffered by the victim.More news from CBC Manitoba:
3 teens charged after boy attacked, robbed, cut by machete in Winnipeg
