A 17-year-old boy is due to face Cessnock Children's Court next month accused of wounding a teenage girl with a makeshift blowdart.
Police say the 15-year-old was walking with four friends along Wollombi Road on Saturday night when a vehicle stopped and a male allegedly discharged an object.
The makeshift dart made of a screw lodged in the girl's left cheek, narrowly missing her eye - she's undergone surgery to remove the object and has had three stitches inserted.
The 17-year-old boy attended Cessnock Police Station yesterday afternoon - he's since been charged with reckless wounding and possessing or using a prohibited weapon.
He's been granted conditional bail to face court on December 11.
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| The Wounded Girl Prior To Surgery. Picture: Facebook |
