A MAN has been charged with attempted murder following a reported stabbing in Southport.

At around 5.20pm on Saturday, July 27, emergency services were called to reports that an 18-year-old transgender woman had been stabbed inside a property on Albert Road. 

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment and is in a stable condition.

Mark Henderson, 38, of Albert Road in Southport has been charged with attempted murder.

He will appear in Liverpool Magistrates' Court this morning, Monday, July 29.

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Anyone who has any information which could help detectives with their inquiries is asked to contact the police social media desk on Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ quoting the reference number 2400065463.

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111.