Boy, 12, arrested after teenage girl stabbed

UK

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after a teenage girl was stabbed in Kent, police have said.

Officers and paramedics were called to Adelaide Drive in Sittingbourne at 3.55pm on Friday after reports of a stabbing, according to Kent Police.

They found the girl with knife wounds at the scene and rushed her to hospital in London, where she remains in a stable condition.

The boy was arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and is still in custody.

Police are urging anyone with any information, CCTV, or dashcam footage from the scene to come forward.

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