Boy charged with attempted murder after stabbing

A street in Barnsley, with a police officer standing guard on the corner. A police cordon extends around a pavement on the left. A grand civic building is visible in the distance.Gareth Trow/BBC

The stabbing took place on Regent Street in Barnsley town centre

A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in Barnsley town centre.

South Yorkshire Police said a teenager and a 42-year-old man had been injured at a property on Regent Street at about 13:40 BST on 25 October.

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named, appeared at Barnsley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday and has been remanded into custody.

His next hearing will take place at Sheffield Crown Court on 3 December.

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