Teenager charged over knife incident at college

Police were called to Royal Leamington Spa College shortly after midday on Tuesday

A teenager has been charged following an incident involving a knife at a college in Warwickshire.

The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with offences including affray and possession of a bladed or pointed article on a school or further education premises, police said.

He was also charged with threatening a person with a blade at a college, following the incident at Royal Leamington Spa College on Tuesday.

The teenager, from Warwick, was due to appear at Coventry Magistrates' Court on Wednesday afternoon, Warwickshire Police added.

Officers were called to reports of someone with a knife at the college at about 12:22 BST on the day.

The college said it was advised to go into lockdown following the incident, with the force describing it as "terrifying" for those concerned and no-one was hurt.

Two other boys, who were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder in connection with the incident, were released on bail until the end of November.

Police said those arrests followed a fight, while officers were at the scene.