Five teens arrested in Patra over internet challenge that left 13-year-old seriously injured

Police officers receive testimonies from the child's classmates

The five students who were arrested for the injury of a 13-year-old boy during a challenge, as they claim, at a Patras High School, were released on bail, by verbal order of the Prosecutor. The minors were arrested on Saturday night by the Patras Police, while another classmate of theirs was identified. The Prosecutor, who is supervising the pre-trial investigation […]

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The police arrested five students following the serious injury of a 13-year-old in Patras.

Five teens arrested in Patra over internet challenge that left 13-year-old seriously injured

Five 15-year-old students have been arrested in Patra, western Greece, for allegedly injuring a 13-year-old classmate during an internet challenge that went wrong. A sixth suspect, also 15, has been identified in connection with the incident.

Authorities in Patras are looking for is if there was a hoax during the trial game. That is, if the students deliberately let the 13-year-old fall to the ground and get injured