A teenage boy is to appear in court after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the lobby of a secondary school in south-west London.
Police said the 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with grievous bodily harm after the incident at Southfields Academy in Wandsworth on Tuesday.
The victim was allegedly stabbed in the leg just after 3pm.
The Met Police said of the charged teenager: “He has been remanded in custody to appear at Wandsworth Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 18 November.”
They added in a statement: “Three other teenage boys [A - 16yrs, B -15yrs and C -14 yrs] who were arrested on suspicion of GBH have been bailed pending further enquiries to a date in late November.”
Southfields said in a statement on Wednesday: "Last night after school had ended for the day one of our students was allegedly attacked as he made his way home by a group of teenagers who are not pupils at the academy and do not have any connection with the school.
"Our student suffered a stab wound to the lef and is currently being treated in hospital. Fortunately, he is expected to make a full recovery and we are supporting him and his family in every way we can."
