Important update after 13-year-old girl stabbed in neck during arrest of six teenagers

The girl remains in the hospital in a serious but stable condition

The 13-year-old girl remains in hospital in a “critical but stable” condition(Image: Hull live/MEN Media)

After a 13-year-old girl was left fighting for her life in hospital and six teenagers were arrested, police have released a major update. The young woman was found with stab wounds, including “lacerations to her neck, abdomen, chest and back” near the A63 in Hessley at 6.50am on Friday morning.

Six teenagers – four boys aged 14, 15, 16, 17 and two girls aged 14 and 15 – were detained yesterday in a nearby forest on suspicion of attempted murder. Today, Humberside Police gave an update on the case, saying six teenagers were still being questioned.

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The police also confirmed that the girl, who was known to the attackers, remains in hospital “in a critical but stable condition”. Officers will continue to patrol the area this weekend and are urging anyone with further information about the incident to come forward, reports Mirror.

Leading the investigation, Detective Superintendent Simon Vickers said: “Over the past 24 hours my team has carried out numerous inquiries to establish exactly why this incident happened and to understand the circumstances which led to the attack on a 13-year-old girl in hospital in a critical condition. but stable condition.

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“As part of these inquiries, a large security presence was yesterday around a wooded area on Ferriby High Road and also in an area on the A63, Hessle, where the teenage girl was being helped by members of the public. These borders have now been lifted.

Six youths aged 14 to 17 were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder(Image: Hull live/MEN Media)

“I can confirm that the attackers knew that a 13-year-old girl and six teenagers are currently in custody, being questioned by detectives. Officers remain in and around the area today and over the weekend if anyone wishes to speak to them about any concerns they may have.”

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“I would like to thank again the members of the public who came to help the girls and those who called and gave us any information. If you have any information that could help the police, or if you have dashcam or CCTV footage taken around the time of the incident and have not yet been contacted, please contact us on non-emergency number 101, quoting Journal 82 of 1 November. Alternatively, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can report information to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”