Thursday, July 25, 2024 - A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a British soldier was stabbed multiple times near a barracks in Kent.
The attacker, Anthony Esan will appear in court on Thursday
over the attack on the soldier, reportedly a Lieutenant-Colonel,
in Gillingham, Kent, on Tuesday.
The serviceman, in his 40s, is in hospital in a serious but
stable condition after being repeatedly stabbed.
Esan, who was arrested near his home in
nearby Rochester, has also been charged with possessing an offensive
weapon in a public place and will appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court.
Head of the Army, General Sir Roly Walker, condemned the
st@bbing as “horrific and unprovoked”, while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer
said he was “shocked and appalled”.
Sally Port Gardens where police said the incident took place
is near Brompton Barracks, the headquarters of the British Army’s 1
Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment.
The attack happened at around 5.55pm on Tuesday, with the
suspect being arrested around 25 minutes later.
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