In Kent, a police officer was stabbed, leading to the attempted murder accusation against a 48-year-old man.
A police officer in his 50s was stabbed, allegedly with a pair of scissors, at an address in Albion Place, Maidstone, at around 8 p.m. on Thursday. The victim was taken to a hospital in London with critical injuries.
The police officer is recuperating at home after being released from the hospital.
Police said this morning that Robert Jenner, 48, is scheduled to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court today.
The officer was attacked while attending a property in Maidstone, Kent yesterday evening.
He was rushed to hospital in an air ambulance following the assault at an address in Albion Place.
Emergency services descended on the area outside a block of flats at around 8pm.
One onlooker told Kent Online: ‘It started off with one police car, then they all just swarmed around and ran into the building. It looked very intense.’
A Kent Police spokesman said: ‘The officer was airlifted to a London hospital with injuries consistent with stab wounds.
‘He remains there in a serious but stable condition.’