A BOY has been charged with attempted murder after a 16-year-old was stabbed in the back.

The teenager was injured in Rillington Mead, Eccleshill, on Tuesday, July 17, and West Yorkshire Police say he is in a stable condition in hospital.

A 16-year-old male was arrested yesterday and he was today charged with attempted murder and nine other unrelated offences.

He will appear at Bradford Crown Court on August 20.