Boy, 13, charged after two boys stabbed in school

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after two boys, aged 12 and 13, were stabbed at a school in north-west London.

The Metropolitan Police said the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with possession of a knife on school grounds and spraying an unnamed spray in the face of a third child.

The incident happened at lunchtime in Kingsbury High School in Brent on Tuesday. The two boys who were stabbed are in a stable condition in hospital, the Met said.

Det Ch Supt Helen Flanagan, from the force, described the charges as "extremely serious against a young boy".

She added: "We continue to support the victims and their families, as well as the wider school community following this shocking incident."

A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring this case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings."

The 13-year-old will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later.

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