A 20-year-old man has been charged after a 16-year-old girl was stabbed in the leg on a bus in St Helens.
Police were called at around 4.30pm on Tuesday, October 13, to a report that the teenager had been attacked on a bus on Eskdale Avenue.
Victim discharged from hospital
Emergency services attended the scene and the victim was taken to hospital. She has since been discharged.
Police praised staff at the nearby Tesco Express on Bowness Avenue, who helped the victim before paramedics arrived.
Charges and court appearance
On Monday, October 19, police announced that John Paul Kelly, 20, of Grasmere Avenue, St Helens, has been charged with section 18 - attempt wounding with intent, possession of a knife/blade/sharp pointed article in a public place and two counts of assault.
He has been remanded to appear at Liverpool Magistrate's Court on Monday, October 19.
