Agios Nikolaos: 12-year-old boy assaulted by classmates

A 12-year-old student was subjected to bullying and physical assault by classmates in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi. The incident began inside a junior high school where a group of peers surrounded and verbally abused the boy.

The situation escalated after school hours when the attackers waited for the victim approximately 20 meters outside the premises. Two minors physically assaulted the boy with punches, while a third student filmed the attack on a mobile phone and uploaded the footage to a social media application.

Following the incident, the Agios Nikolaos Criminal Investigation Sub-directorate intervened. Police arrested the three minors involved as well as their parents, resulting in a total of eight individuals being taken into custody. The investigation into the motives behind the attack is ongoing.