A teenage boy has been charged over an alleged stabbing of 17 year-old boy in Inverell on Friday, January 17.
Police were called to Inverell Hospital around 4:45pm, after reports of a teenager with a stab wound.
New England Police District officers were told the 17-year-old boy was involved in a fight with another boy, known to him, on Ross Street, before he was allegedly stabbed to the left side of his back.
He was treated at the hospital for a non-life-threatening injuries.
Police established a crime scene and commenced an investigation.
Following inquiries, police arrested a 14-year-old boy around over the weekend, with a a kitchen knife seized to be forensically examined.
He was taken to Inverell Police Station where he was charged with reckless wounding, custody of knife in public place, carry cutting weapon upon apprehension, and goods in personal custody suspected being stolen (not motor vehicle).
He has since been granted conditional bail and will appear in a children’s court next Thursday, January 23.
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