Teenage boy charged after girl, 13, found stabbed on the side of the road in Hessle

A teenage boy has been charged after a 13-year-old girl was stabbed on the side of a road.

Humberside Police were called to safety concerns after a girl appeared injured at the side of the road on the A63 in Hessle, near Hull.

Officers attended and discovered that the girl had suffered lacerations to her neck, abdomen, chest and back and was taken to hospital for medical treatment.

She remains in serious but stable condition.

A 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article.

He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Hull Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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Six teenagers were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in a wooded area nearby in connection with the incident.

Three teenage boys, aged 15, 16 and 17, and two girls, aged 14 and 15, have now been released on bail.

On Saturday, Chief Inspector Simon Vickers said those arrested in connection with the incident were known to the victim.