A TEENAGER is due in court accused of stabbing a ten-year-old boy in the forehead.

His alleged victim suffered a gash above his right eye following a fight in Hedge End. 

He was rushed to hospital and needed stitches on the night of September 10.

READ MORE: Boy, 10, rushed to Southampton hospital after stabbing

A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, has now been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

He is due to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Monday, October 17.

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