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Havant child stabbings: Richard Walsh appears in court | |
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A man has appeared in court accused of stabbing two schoolchildren. | |
The boys, aged 12 and 13, were seriously injured in Havant, Hampshire, on Friday afternoon while off school premises. | |
Richard Walsh, 43, of no fixed address, appeared before Portsmouth magistrates charged with two counts of attempted murder and an assault on another youth. | |
He has also been charged with a robbery on 8 June. He was remanded in custody to appear at crown court on 20 July. | |
The boys' school, which cannot be named for legal reasons, has offered pupils counselling and has held special assemblies where police spoke to children. | |
The attack happened shortly before 15:00 BST at the junction of Southleigh Road and Eastleigh Road. | The attack happened shortly before 15:00 BST at the junction of Southleigh Road and Eastleigh Road. |
Hampshire Constabulary said both boys were in a serious but stable condition at Southampton General Hospital. | Hampshire Constabulary said both boys were in a serious but stable condition at Southampton General Hospital. |