A YOUTH has been charged following a stabbing aboard a bus at Northolt.

Jayden Patterson, 18, of Ayles Road, Hayes, was charged on Thursday with grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon.

He appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court yesterday (21) and will next appear in custody at Isleworth Crown Court inn July.

Police were called at 4.14pm on Tuesday (18) to reports that an 18-year-old had been stabbed. He was treated in hospital and his injuries are not life-threatening.

A 15-year-old boy has also been bailed pending further inquiries.