Stabbed boy 'attacked before'

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The teenager suffered a punctured lung when he was stabbed shortly after 4pm on Thursday at Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School in Greenford, west London.

He was airlifted to hospital where he is being treated for injuries that are not life-threatening.

Officers arrested a 16-year-old youth around an hour after the incident. He is being held at a west London police station.

Police refused to confirm reports that the suspect attended nearby Brentside High School.

The victim's father told journalists his son had been attacked before.

He said: "There was an incident a month ago when ... he was hit in the head with a brick by another boy. I think that boy went to Brentside High School.

"There were a lot of witnesses and the police came to take statements so we were surprised that the offender has not been apprehended. I think that if the police had taken action that time, then this could have been prevented."

Scotland Yard said no further action was taken over the earlier attack because the victim withdrew his allegation.

A Yard spokesman said: "We received an allegation of assault on September 15 in Greenford. The matter was thoroughly investigated by the school's liaison officers and by officers based in Ealing. However the alleged victim withdrew his allegation."