Police have charged three 14-year-old girls following an assault on another teenage girl in the Solitude area of Banbridge on Saturday 6 June.

All three girls have been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

One girl has been charged to Newry Magistrates’ Court this morning, Thursday 11th June, with two other girls to appear on Friday, 3rd July.

As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.