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Teenager in court over suspected West Bromwich bus stabbing

An 18-year-old has been charged in connection with a suspected stabbing on a bus in the Black Country.

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The teenager from Birmingham appeared in Dudley Magistrates' Court yesterday after he was charged with section 18 wounding.

A 16-year-old was allegedly stabbed in the back on the 74 bus in Birmingham Road, West Bromwich on Tuesday night near the Hawthorns.

Police said the alleged victim had undergone surgery in hospital on a hand injury and since left to return home.

Anyone with information who has not already spoken to the police is asked to call 101.

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