Girl, 11, arrested after teenager rushed to hospital with serious head injury following horror assault on bus

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An 11-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a teenager was left with serious head injuries in Tameside.

Police were called to a Stagecoach bus on Wellington Road in Ashton on Sunday evening (13 March) at around 6.20pm. A 15-year-old girl was taken to hospital with a head injury and was later discharged. READ MOREMum diagnosed with potentially fatal condition after hospital failed to spot tumour Another girl, aged 11, has since been arrested on suspicion of assault and has been bailed pending further enquiries.

A video which was said to document the assault unfolding was widely shared on social media but has since been deleted. Speaking to the M.E.N, the girl's auntie, Stacey Shepley said: "It's seriously affected her in a bad way her body is in full shock and she is scared to go out of the house. "As a family getting the phone call to get to her was horrible and I'll never forget the look on her face and the hug of relief and the horror the family went through. "We are so lucky to have her home and safe.

I never want a phone call like that off my sister again. Lex's mum said it's any parents worse nightmare to watch their daughter suffer in so much pain." In a statement, GMP confirmed: "Officers were called to a report of an assault on a bus on Wellington Road in Ashton-under-Lyne at around 6.20pm on Saturday (13 March 2022). "A 15-year-old female sustained a head injury and was taken to hospital and later discharged. "An 11-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of assault and bailed pending further enquiries. "Enquiries are on-going and anyone with information can report it online at www.gmp.police.uk." A Stagecoach Manchester spokesperson said: "We are shocked by this incident and our