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Dover: Woman charged with attempted murder after knife attack | |
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Police were called after a woman in her 50s was attacked with a large kitchen knife in Biggin Street | Police were called after a woman in her 50s was attacked with a large kitchen knife in Biggin Street |
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a knife attack in Dover. | A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a knife attack in Dover. |
Emergency services were called after a woman in her 50s was attacked with a large kitchen knife as she was walking in Biggin Street at 22:10 GMT on Friday, Kent Police said. | Emergency services were called after a woman in her 50s was attacked with a large kitchen knife as she was walking in Biggin Street at 22:10 GMT on Friday, Kent Police said. |
Security staff at a nearby pub intervened and disarmed and restrained the suspect until police arrived, the force added. | Security staff at a nearby pub intervened and disarmed and restrained the suspect until police arrived, the force added. |
The victim was treated at hospital for injuries to her back and has since been discharged. | The victim was treated at hospital for injuries to her back and has since been discharged. |
A 47-year-old woman, from Dover, has been charged with attempted murder and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place. | A 47-year-old woman, from Dover, has been charged with attempted murder and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place. |
She has been remanded in custody to appear before Folkestone Magistrates' Court on Monday. | She has been remanded in custody to appear before Folkestone Magistrates' Court on Monday. |
The suspect was unknown to the victim, police added. | The suspect was unknown to the victim, police added. |
Det Ch Insp Bev Morrison previously said the incident was "horrific". | Det Ch Insp Bev Morrison previously said the incident was "horrific". |
"I would like to commend the courageous actions of those who bravely intervened, and who without hesitation and no thoughts for their own safety put themselves at risk," he said. | "I would like to commend the courageous actions of those who bravely intervened, and who without hesitation and no thoughts for their own safety put themselves at risk," he said. |
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