Man charged with stabbing a teenage girl in Brierfield

A man has been charged after a teenage girl was stabbed in the neck in Brierfield.

Lancashire Police officers were called at 3-06pm on Friday to Wood Street, Brierfield, and found that a 17-year-old had been stabbed in the back of the neck.

Poilce were called to Brierfield on Friday afternoon.

placeholder image — Poilce were called to Brierfield on Friday afternoon.

She was taken to hospital for treatment. Her injuries were not life-threatening and she has since been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home.

A 30-year-old man was arrested shortly afterwards on suspicion of attempted murder and taken into custody.

Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Junaid Nawaz, 30, of Livingstone Walk, Brierfield, who is British born of Pakistani heritage, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a knife in a public place.

He has been remanded in custody to appear before Blackburn Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.