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15-year-old charged in Manchester, NH stabbing that injured 2 other teens

Police said a third teen was also injured in the physical altercation.

A 15-year-old girl is facing multiple assault charges in connection with a fight last week in Manchester, New Hampshire that resulted in two teens being stabbed and a third suffering a broken ankle.

Police said officers responded to the report of the stabbing near 219 Laurel St. around 12:20 a.m. on Saturday. In a back alley, they found a 16-year-old girl with multiple stab wounds and an 18-year-old boy with a broken ankle, according to the Manchester Police Department. 

“Officers learned that the pair had been involved in a physical fight with another female, and the injuries happened during that altercation,” police said. 

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Another 18-year-old boy who separately went to Catholic Medical Center with a stab wound to his upper back was also involved in the altercation, police said. 

The stab wounds were serious, but not life-threatening, according to police. 

Police said a 15-year-old girl, whose name has not been released by authorities, was arrested and charged with two counts of first degree assault, attempted first degree assault, and simple assault on a police officer and resisting arrest.

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