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Police issue major update after girl, 13, stabbed with six teens arrested
by Ashlie Blakey · Manchester Evening NewsPolice are continuing to question six teenagers after a 13-year-old girl was left fighting for her life following a stabbing.
The girl was found with 'life-threatening' injuries next to the A63 in Hessle in east Yorkshire at around 6.50am yesterday morning (November 1). She suffered 'lacerations to her neck, abdomen, chest and back'.
She was rushed to hospital from the scene in a critical condition. Six teenagers - four boys aged 14, 15, 16, 17, and two girls aged 14 and 15 - were all arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in a nearby wooded area.
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In an update issued this morning (Saturday), a spokesperson for Humberside Police said they all remain in custody, the Mirror reports. A spokesperson for the force added that the girl remains in hospital 'in a critical, but stable condition'.
In a major development, officers also confirmed that the attackers knew the girl. Police will remain in the area over the weekend as further investigations are carried out.
Detective Superintendent Simon Vickers, who is leading the investigation, said: "Over the course of the last 24 hours my team have been conducting extensive lines of enquiry to ascertain exactly why this incident happened and to understand the circumstances that led to the attack on the 13-year-old girl who remains in a critical, but stable condition in hospital. As a part of those enquiries yesterday, a large scene guard was in place around a wooded area on Ferriby High Road as well as an area on the A63, Hessle where the teenage girl was assisted by members of the public.
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"These cordons have now been lifted. I can confirm that the attackers knew the 13-year-old girl and six teenagers currently remain in our custody being questioned by detectives.
"Officers remain in and around the area throughout today and the weekend should anybody wish to speak with them regarding any concerns they have. I would like to again thank members of the public who came to the girls aid and also to those who have rang in so far and provided us with any information.
"If you have any information that may assist officers, or if you have dashcam or CCTV footage from around the time of the incident and have not yet been in touch, please contact us on our non-emergency number 101, quoting log 82 of 1 November. Alternatively, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can report information via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."