A 17-year-old is in hospital after he was stabbed several times in the face on New Year’s Eve.

It happened on Lower English Street, in Armagh, at about 10:30 pm on Saturday, December 31, 2022.

The teenager will undergo surgery for his wounds, police said.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences including having an offensive weapon and causing grievous bodily harm, police have confirmed.

He is due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates Court today, Monday, January 2, for a first remand hearing.