Woman held for attempted murder after girl, 6, is stabbed at Stoke home
A WOMAN in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a six-year-old girl was stabbed. The youngster was flown to hospital by air ambulance after an incident in Chell, Staffordshire. The woman is receiving medical treatment at Royal Stoke University Hospital after she was found near the scene of the knifing. […]
A WOMAN in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a six-year-old girl was stabbed.
The youngster was flown to hospital by air ambulance after an incident in Chell, Staffordshire.
The woman is receiving medical treatment at Royal Stoke University Hospital after she was found near the scene of the knifing.
Officers say the child was flown to Birmingham Children’s Hospital by air ambulance after she was stabbed in Stoke-on-Trent at 7.45am on October 26.
Staffordshire Police today provided an update and revealed the six-year-old girl is “making good progress” after the stabbing.
A spokesman said: “The woman who was arrested remains in hospital receiving treatment. Inquiries are ongoing.
“The girl is making good progress.”
Detective Inspector Lucy Maskew, of Staffordshire Police, said: “We are investigating the circumstances to establish what has happened, but want to reassure the community this is believed to be an isolated incident.
“We understand there will be concerns but we are kindly urging people not to speculate while the investigation continues.”
A spokesman for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of a stabbing at an address on Warren Road in the Chell Heath area of Stoke-on-Trent.
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“Two ambulances, three paramedic officers and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford with a doctor and critical care paramedic on board were sent to the scene.
“The woman was taken on blue lights to Royal Stoke University Hospital while the child, a girl, was airlifted to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”