Man remanded in burns attack case

A teenager has appeared in court accused of trying to kill a 15-year-old girl who was badly burnt in a Bank Holiday attack.

Jake Johnson, 19, of no fixed address, is charged with attempting to murder the teenager at Brandy Wharf, near Scunthorpe, on 24 August.

Mr Johnson spoke only to confirm his identity and was remanded back into custody at Lincoln Crown Court.

The court issued an order preventing the identification of the injured girl.

The 19-year-old man will appear for a plea hearing on 31 October.

The teenage girl was allegedly attacked in a parked Ford Transit van in what Lincolnshire police described at the time as an "altercation".

She suffered serious injuries to her face and upper body but has since left hospital following treatment at a specialist burns unit.