Victim did not want to identify the teenager who almost killed him

A 17-year-old who stabbed a 14-year-old schoolboy in the neck leaving him with life-threatening injuries has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. The lad was rushed to hospital after police discovered him bleeding out in Croydon, south London, on 3 February this year. Rimel Hanchard, who was 15 at the time, plunged a blade into the victim’s neck during a street brawl that took place near Poplar Walk. Police officers discovered the bleeding 14-year-old as they were on patrol at around…