Boy charged over school stabbing

Counsellors have been brought in to talk to pupils

A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the stabbing of another pupil at a school in Suffolk.

He is due to appear in court on Monday accused of causing grievous bodily harm to another 15-year-old boy during an incident in the school toilet.

The injured boy is in a critical but stable condition after suffering wounds to the stomach during the incident at Stradbroke High School, Stradbroke, Suffolk, on Friday.

Headteacher David Shorten said the school was working with police

On Saturday night, police said a boy arrested shortly after the incident had been charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm.

He is due to appear before magistrates in Bury St Edmunds on Monday, a spokeswoman said, and would remain in police custody until then.

On Friday a special assembly was held at the school - which has fewer than 400 pupils and is the smallest high school in Suffolk.

Headteacher David Shorten said: "Our thoughts are with the pupil in hospital and our thoughts and prayers are for him to make a swift and speedy recovery."

A team of counsellors has been brought in to talk to pupils and staff.