JUST NOW: Girl, 13, among four arrested for attempted murder in High Wycombe

Three teenagers have been charged in connection with the stabbing of a girl who sustained “life-threatening injuries,” according to police. The incident occurred around 01:35 BST on August 1st on Amersham Road, near the A404 junction in High Wycombe. The girl remains in the hospital in stable condition, Thames Valley Police confirmed.

Laiba Ashfaq, 18, of Cross Road, High Wycombe, along with two other girls, aged 17 and 13, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also from High Wycombe, have been charged with grievous bodily harm, burglary with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and criminal damage. All three were scheduled to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.

A fourth teenager, a 19-year-old woman from High Wycombe, was also arrested in connection with the investigation but has been released on police bail until October 25th. Police have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

RELATED: New plans for Wycombe HMO including flat in garage

A new proposal for a house in multiple occupation (HMO), which includes converting a garage into a flat, has been submitted in High Wycombe.

Howarth Property has applied to Buckinghamshire Council for permission to add an extra room to an existing six-bedroom HMO at 223 West Wycombe Road.

The applicant stated that reconfiguring the space to create seven bedrooms would “provide improved accommodation for residents.”

As part of the proposal, the former garage at the property would be transformed into a separate one-bedroom flat.

The applicant also noted that improvements to the front of the site now allow for the “comfortable” accommodation of four cars.

The improvements come after a previous application for similar changes to the house was rejected by planners in 2022.

At the time, officers stated, “The development proposal would intensify the residential use of the application site to an extent that it would give rise to a significant shortfall in car parking provision. The anticipated shortfall, together with the lack of an internal turning area, would have the potential to cause undue disruptions to the flow of traffic along West Wycombe Road.”

In response to the refusal, the applicant noted that eight covered cycle parking spaces have since been added to the property’s rear garden.

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