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Havant child stabbings: Richard Walsh appears in court | Havant child stabbings: Richard Walsh appears in court |
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A man has appeared in court accused of trying to kill two schoolchildren and attacking a third. | |
The two boys, aged 12 and 13, were stabbed 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. | 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 was remanded in custody to appear by videolink at crown court on 20 July. | |
Mr Walsh is also charged with robbery in relation to the theft of a bike on 8 June. | |
The court heard he had been living in a tent in the Emsworth area. | |
The stabbings happened shortly before 15:00 at the junction of Southleigh Road and Eastleigh Road. | |
The boys' school, which cannot be named for legal reasons, offered pupils counselling and has held special assemblies where police spoke to children. | |
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. |