Girl, 13, stabbed and six held on attempted murder

A 13-year-old miss has been stabbed and six teenagers arrested connected suspicion of attempted murder.

Humberside Police said she was recovered astatine the broadside of the A63 dual carriageway successful Hessle astatine astir 07:00 GMT connected Friday.

She suffered "lacerations" to her neck, thorax and abdomen and her injuries are "life-threatening", the unit said.

Four boys aged 14, 15, 16 and 17, and 2 girls aged 14 and 15 were arrested soon aft successful a wooded country nearby.

Det Supt Simon Vickers said helium believed the attackers knew the victim, who is successful a captious information successful hospital.

“I recognize this incidental volition rightly origin concerns amongst the assemblage and I would similar to connection my assurances that arsenic a portion of our archetypal probe we person six individuals successful custody who are each being questioned by detectives," helium said.

“At this time, we bash judge the attackers knew the unfortunate and inquiries are ongoing to found the circumstances astir the incident."

Det Supt Vickers thanked those who helped the earnestly injured teen connected the broadside of the roadworthy earlier exigency services arrived.

Searches took spot successful an country adjacent the Hull Humber View Hotel successful North Ferriby, adjacent Hessle.

The unit has appealed for anyone with information, peculiarly those who person dashcam oregon CCTV footage, to interaction police.

A cordon has been enactment up astir the wooded country disconnected Ferriby High Road.

As acheronian fell successful North Ferriby, astir 12 constabulary officers continued to hunt onshore adjacent to the A63 until astir 18:00 GMT. It's an country criss-crossed by engaged roads, wherever determination are pockets of woodland.

The hunt was successful a tract betwixt the railway enactment and the dual carriageway but it extended into the surrounding woodland.

Officers ducked successful and retired of a adjacent edifice - the Hull Humber View Hotel appearing to beryllium a impermanent basal for those progressive successful the investigation, which has been progressive since reports emerged of the stabbing astir 12 hours ago.