Skip to content

Walney School stabbing: Teenager charged with attempted murder

BBC Walney School signBBC
A 15-year-old boy was treated in hospital for multiple stab wounds

A teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at a school in Cumbria.

A 15-year-old student was treated in hospital for multiple stab wounds after the incident at Walney School on Tuesday morning.

A 16-year-old was arrested that same day and has now been charged, Cumbria Police said. He is due to appear at Barrow Magistrates' Court on Friday.

The injured teenager was discharged from hospital on Wednesday.

The 16-year-old was also charged with possession of a bladed article on a school premises.

Presentational grey line

Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to [email protected].