TWO teenage boys who have been charged with attempted murder are due to stand trial at Reading Crown Crown.

The boys, both aged 16 from Reading, appeared in Reading Crown Court on Monday (September 4) for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

It is alleged they were involved in an incident on Wednesday, August 9 in Hemdean Road, Caversham.

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A young boy was hospitalised with two stab wounds in the early hours of the morning.

Thames Valley Police arrested the two teenagers on suspicion of attempted murder and later charged them. 

The boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will now appear in Reading Crown Court for a trial on Monday, January 15.