A woman has been arrested after a six-year-old
boy was stabbed in the back.
The
child is in a stable condition in hospital after he was wounded inside a
property in Nelson Avenue, Whiston on Thursday, Merseyside Police said.
A
33-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assault and then detained under
the Mental Health Act.
Det
Insp Alan Wood, from Merseyside Police, said the motive was "unclear"
and appealed for anyone with information to contact the force.
“I
would like to reassure everyone that while the exact motive remains unclear, we
do not believe there is a wider threat to the community following this
incident.”
The
incident took place at about 4.30pm on Thursday, December 21.
