A 13-year-old girl who was found stabbed by the side of a busy road in East Yorkshire remains in a “critical but stable” condition in hospital, police have said.
The teenager was discovered with stab wounds and lacerations to her neck, abdomen, chest and back by the A63 in Hessle at about 06:50 GMT on Friday.
Det Supt Simon Vickers, from Humberside Police, leading the investigation, confirmed that the girl’s attackers knew her.
Four boys, aged 14, 15, 16 and 17, and two girls, aged 14 and 15, who were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder near where the teenager was found remained in custody, he said.
