Man charged after teenager stabbed in chest

BBC A cordon in Cheapside, Nottingham city centre. Police tape blocks tram lines and a police car is parked across the roadBBC
A cordon was placed in and around Cheapside in the city centre after the stabbing on Sunday

A man has been charged after a boy was stabbed in the chest in Nottingham city centre.

Officers were called to High Street in the early hours of Sunday after a 17-year-old boy had been stabbed.

Nottinghamshire Police said Mohammed Ahmadalye, 22, of Bath Street, Nottingham, had been charged with making threats with a bladed article in a public place and wounding with intent.

The force said it had also referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over "past involvement" with the suspect and 17-year-old boy.

The boy remains in a "critical but stable" condition, police added.

Mr Ahmadalye is due to appear and Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for the IOPC said: "We can confirm that we have received a referral from Nottinghamshire Police this morning [Wednesday] in relation to this matter and we will now carry out an assessment to decide what further action may be required by us."

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