A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was assaulted in St Nicholas Street, Valletta, late yesterday, the police said. Three other girls are to be taken to court in connection with the case.

The police said they were notified about the case by the hospital authorities.

The girl, who is from Zebbug, was given medical assistance in an apartment in St Dominic Street, Valletta, before she was taken to hospital in an ambulance. She was accompanied by another girl, aged 15, from Valletta.

The police said that during the night they questioned three girls aged between 14 and 16 and they are expected to be taken to court in connection with the case.

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