Schoolgirl held for attempted murder after school stabbing

A 16-year-old schoolgirl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

A welfare officer has been stabbed in a secondary school by a pupil using a kitchen knife.

A 16-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the incident in an office at Winterton Community Academy, near Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, on Monday morning, Humberside Police said.