Boy, 16, charged after teen injured in stabbing

A 16-year-old boy has been charged after another teenager was stabbed and suffered serious injuries.

West Midlands Police were called to reports of a stabbing on Pretoria Road, in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham, at about 15:30 GMT on Saturday.

The force said on Tuesday that a 16-year-old boy had been charged with wounding with intent, possession of an offensive weapon, and attempted robbery.

The injured boy, who is also 16, remains in hospital in a stable condition.

The teenager charged over the stabbing has been held in custody and is due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The area covered by West Midlands Police has the second highest rate of knife crime in England and Wales, according to official figures released last month.

This area, which includes Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton, previously had the highest rate but reported knife crime fell in the latest figures.

The region has seen a number of high-profile attacks involving teenagers and even children, including the death of 12-year-old Leo Ross, who was found with fatal stab wounds in the Hall Green area of Birmingham last month.

A 14-year-old has appeared in court charged with Leo's murder.

About 200 people gathered on Pretoria Road on Sunday, a day after the Bordesley Green stabbing, to protest against knife crime.

Estera Makghioala, who attended the protest, said people were "very scared" when their children went outside to school or to the local shop.

"We have a lot of mums here with a scared feeling," she said.

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