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24/01/2008
More Time To Quiz Man Over Teen's Stabbing
Police investigating the knife attack that left a 14-year-old schoolgirl fighting for her life have been granted extra time to continue questioning a man in connection with the stabbing.
Jessica Knight, 14, suffered multiple wounds after she was stabbed while walking through Astley Park in Chorley, Lancashire on Monday evening.
She remains critically ill in Royal Manchester Children's hospital, after undergoing five hours of emergency surgery at Chorley Hospital after the attack.
Police will be able to continue questioning the man, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, for a further 36 hours.
(KMcA)
Jessica Knight, 14, suffered multiple wounds after she was stabbed while walking through Astley Park in Chorley, Lancashire on Monday evening.
She remains critically ill in Royal Manchester Children's hospital, after undergoing five hours of emergency surgery at Chorley Hospital after the attack.
Police will be able to continue questioning the man, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, for a further 36 hours.
(KMcA)
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