A man has been charged with attempted murder after a teenage girl was allegedly stabbed in the neck in Brierfield.
Junaid Nawaz, 30, of Livingstone Walk, Brierfield, has been formally charged with attempted murder and possession of a knife in a public place.
Officers were called to Wood Street, Brierfield, just after 3pm on Friday (June 12) to reports that a 17-year-old girl had been stabbed in the neck.
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Officers say she was taken to hospital for treatment with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been discharged.
A 30-year-old man was arrested shortly after on suspicion of attempted murder.
Nawaz has been remanded in custody to appear before Blackburn Magistrates' Court tomorrow morning (Monday, June 15).
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