A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of her 12-year-old son at her home on Merseyside.
Police were called to a house in Wallasey, at 0525 BST on Wednesday. They found the boy with stab wounds to his chest and shoulder.
The 33-year-old woman was initially arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm but charged with attempted murder overnight.
She was due to appear before Wirral magistrates later.
Police said the boy’s injuries were superficial.
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