Teen stabbed after leaving his home for just second time in two years

An autistic teen who stayed at home for over two years was brutally stabbed after leaving his house for just the second time.

Billy Baxter, 16, undertook life-saving surgery after being stabbed in the heart and lungs - he now has a 12-inch scar across his chest.

The young lad was stabbed nearby his home in Blackburn after an alleged disagreement over a girl, Lancs Live reported.

Billy messaged his mother, Jessie Brian, 35, on Snapchat shortly after the attack to tell her he was on his way to the hospital.

The incident has left the young Billy traumatised and the family is now considering moving out of the area, according to Jessie.

Billy's 17-year-old attacker, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to 28 months in custody for the offence which took place last week.

Originally, he was charged with attempted murder but the Crown Prosecution Service reduced it to wounding with intent.

Jessie was outraged by the sentence and called it a "slap on the wrist" while Billy's ambitions have essentially been broken.

“Billy wanted to be a plumber and now he’s too scared to go out of the house just when he got his confidence back," she said.

“It’s heartbreaking what he’s done to my son, and in court, he held his head up high like nothing had happened.

“I’ve been around this area for 35 years - it's the only area that I’ve known - and now we have to leave because the attacker knows my address and so does his family.”

Billy has ADHD and autism and had spent more than two years living in his girlfriend's house without ever leaving due to his disability.

But the pair broke up before the attack and he was living with his mother at the time.

He was ambushed after leaving the house at around 6.45pm on September 17 to meet