Boy appears in court accused of attempted murder
Police were called to Adelaide Drive in Sittingbourne on Friday
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A 12-year-old boy has appeared in court accused of attempted murder after a teenage girl was stabbed in Kent.
Police were called to reports of a 15-year-old suffering injuries consistent with a knife wound in Adelaide Drive, Sittingbourne, at 15:55 GMT on Friday.
Medway Magistrates’ Court heard on Monday that the girl was airlifted to King’s College Hospital in London and had undergone emergency surgery to her chest and abdomen.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was also charged with possession of an offensive weapon.
He was remanded into youth detention accommodation and will next appear at Maidstone Crown Court on 22 April.
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