A MAN has been charged after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed in the centre of Dudley.

The stabbing took place in Dudley High Street just before 5pm on Saturday June 29.

The victim, a 17-year-old boy, was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries, police have said.

Giovanni Campbell, aged 20, was arrested later on Saturday and charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, robbery and making threats with a bladed weapon in public.

Campbell was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Dudley Magistrates Court this morning, July 1.