A 30-year-old man of Pakistani origin was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the incident, police have reported.
A 17-year-old girl has been stabbed in the neck in northwest England, just days after a brutal knife attack in Belfast sparked national outrage and anti-immigrant violence.
A 30-year-old British-born man of Pakistani origin has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an incident in Brierfield, Lancashire Police said on Saturday. The victim is also of Pakistani heritage, according to the BBC.
Police said officers were called after receiving a report that a juvenile had been stabbed Friday afternoon.
Video footage circulating on social media purports to show the attacker walking up behind an unsuspecting girl, who was wearing a hood, and stabbing her twice in the neck.
Lancashire Police have confirmed that a 30-year-old British-born man of Pakistani origin has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 17-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck in Brierfield.
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“This was a terrible incident but thankfully the girl’s injuries were not life threatening,” the police said. “After receiving treatment and care, he has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering at home.”
Oliver Ryan, the MP representing Brierfield, urged people not to “mistress” click event.
“First and foremost, my thoughts are with the young victim of yesterday’s horrific stabbing,” He said in a statement on X on Saturday.
The attack comes at a time of heightened anxiety across the UK and Northern Ireland.
Earlier this week, Sudanese asylum seeker, Hadi Alodid attacked a man in Belfastand left him with serious injuries including the loss of his left eye. He was later arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. A gruesome video of Alodid kneeling over a bleeding victim and slashing him repeatedly with a knife went viral and sparked widespread outrage.
The attack sparked several nights of anti-immigration protests across Belfast and other parts of Northern Ireland, with many residential buildings, shops, and vehicles set on fire.
The violence came amid long-running tensions over immigration and asylum policy in Britain, following a spate of murders and rapes involving migrants in recent years.
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