Youths face court after stabbing

Teenager was stabbed in the Cliftonville area of Belfast

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the stabbing of a youth in north Belfast last weekend.

The teenage boy was injured during a confrontation between two groups of youths in the Cliftonville Avenue area.

He was taken to the Mater Hospital for emergency surgery to treat a serious stab wound.

The accused, who are understood to be in their mid-teens, will appear at Laganside Magistrates Court later this month charged with affray.

A third teenager being questioned has been released pending further investigations.

The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, 2 April.