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Police have charged a man after a teenager was stabbed in the neck during a robbery in Derby.

An 18-year-old man suffered a stab wound to the neck in Millenium Woods, Littleover, at around 8.20pm on Wednesday (July 15).

Police say the victim made his way to a nearby pub shortly following the incident, where an ambulance was called.

He was then taken to hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, police have said.

Now, 19-year-old Bilal Iqbal, of Cromwell Road, Normanton, has been charged with robbery, blackmail, section 18 wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

He has been remanded into custody and is due to appear before Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on Friday (July 17).