POLICE have charged a 15-year-old boy with attempted murder after a 14-year-old pupil from the city sustained serious injuries in an incident in Handbridge.
He has also been charged with possessing a bladed article in a public place.
The incident occurred on Handbridge Road just after 3pm on Thursday, June 20, and the 15-year-old was arrested soon after.
The 14-year-old was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital via an ambulance, and later transferred to Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
He remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The 15-year-old has been remanded in custody and is to appear at Crewe Magistrates Court on Saturday, June 22.
Both are pupils of Queen's Park High School. Earlier on Friday, the school's headteacher Lyndsay Watterson said: “Our thoughts are with our pupil who was injured and his family.
“The safety and wellbeing of our students and staff is of paramount importance to us and we are doing everything we can to support our pupils and the community both now and in the future.
"Our priority is to ensure that all those affected are offered the support they need.”
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