A teenager has been charged after a boy was slashed in the face.
The 15-year-old victim was attacked, at around 7.50pm on Sunday, April, at the junction of Water Street and Westfield Street, in St Helens. Police attended the scene and a short time later, a 16-year-old boy, from St Helens, was arrested.
Officers have now confirmed that the teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons, has been charged with Section 18 wounding with intent and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place.
