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Boy charged after girl was found with stab wounds

    A boy has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article after a 13-year-old girl was stabbed, police said.

    The teenager was discovered at around 0650 GMT on Friday with stab wounds and lacerations to her neck, abdomen, chest and back near the A63 in Hessle.

    The 14-year-old boy has been taken into custody and will appear at Hull Magistrates Court on Monday.

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

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

    The injured girl remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital, Humberside Police said.

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