The attacker who stabbed a middle schooler at a Brooklyn playground and left him in critical condition was just 12-years-old, police said, as they charged the youngster Friday with attempted murder as a juvenile.
The pre-teen suspect allegedly knifed fellow 12-year-old Khayell Dupree in the chest inside Betsy Head Park in Brownsville as part of some kind of ongoing beef, the victim’s heartbroken mom told The Post.
“From what I know, allegedly, he had an issue with one of the kids that were involved [in] the neighborhood,” Khayell’s mom, Karerja Rerd, 36, told The Post outside the family’s building just blocks from the scene. “I don’t know how it started. I don’t know how we got to that point.”
Khayell – who was listed in critical but stable condition – was ultimately moved to a Queens hospital that specializes in pediatric cardiovascular care, his mom said…