Overview
- The 14-year-old, who cannot be named, was due at Nottingham Youth Court on Monday, April 20, after being charged with attempted murder and carrying a bladed article.
- The stabbing near Wensley Road in Woodthorpe happened Friday at about 4pm, and the 13-year-old girl remains in hospital in a stable condition after suffering serious injuries.
- Superintendent James Woolley said officers are supporting the girl and her family and urged anyone with information to call 101 quoting incident 532 of April 17 or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
- Police said they are working to understand what led to the attack, and residents in the usually quiet area described shock and concern about violence on a route used by local schoolchildren.
- UK juvenile reporting rules bar naming suspects under 18, which is why neither child is identified in coverage echoed by local and national outlets.