Two 17-year-olds have been charged as adults in the horrific stabbing of a 14-year-old earlier this month. Snohomish County, Washington.
It was Milo Canales and Hayden Losbrink charged b First-degree assault, first-degree robbery and first-degree kidnapping, according to FOX 13.
The victim was allegedly tied to a tree at Lions Park in Everett, Washington, on December 16, after he went there with a girl. The two male suspects allegedly grabbed him as he was opening the door for the girl, who then left. Fox 13 reportedciting court documents.
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The teen later told investigators that he believed the girl had set him up, the station reported.
Canales and Luciebrink are accused of ordering the victim to strip naked, tying him to a tree and stabbing him at least eight times around the abdomen.
The stabbing resulted in his “disembowelment,” the news station reported.
He was also allegedly pistol-whipped by the suspects and had the letter “N” carved on his chest, in reference to the “Norte” or “Norteño” gang that is active in the area.
Investigators said the suspects had motives Gang relations An altercation took place between them and the victim at their school.
The victim told investigators that he recognized his attackers as fellow students at his high school.
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The victim was able to untie himself and escape to a nearby house for help.
He was taken to hospital and is expected to survive.
Canales and Luciebrink were arrested within 24 hours of the stabbing.
Canales' bail was set at $1 million. Lusebrink's bond was set at $300,000, and he was released on bail, according to FOX 13.
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Canales was found with the victim's blood-stained clothes, the station reported.
He had already faced criminal charges for a robbery in Seattle last month, but was released on bail earlier this month, according to KOMO-TV.