BREAKING NEWS: Man charged with attempted murder

A 19-YEAR-old man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a 15-year-old girl was seriously burned in an assault.

Jake Alexander Johnson, of Colin Road, Grimsby, will appear at Lincoln Magistrates Court this morning.

The 15-year-old girl, who has not yet been identified, was involved in an altercation in a Ford Transit van parked near Brandy Wharf.

A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: "Inquiries began and established the girl had been involved in an altercation in a Ford Transit van parked near Brandy Wharf, Waddingham Lincolnshire."

The girl suffered serious burns to her face and upper body.

She was initially taken to Scunthorpe General Hospital and later to Newcastle General Hospital, where her condition is 'critical'.