A man will appear in court charged with attempted murder following a knife assault in Margate.

Kent Police was called to Dalby Square in Cliftonville on Friday 11 February 2022, following a report that an assault had taken place between 4am and 4.45am. 

‘Stab wounds’

The victim sustained injuries consistent with stab wounds and was taken to a London hospital.

Five people were arrested in connection with the incident. One of those was 49-year-old Raymond Wallace of Cliff Terrace in Margate. He has now been charged with attempted murder. He was also charged with possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

Four people released without charge

The other four people, two men aged 42 and 53, a woman aged 31 and a teenage girl, have all been released without charge.

Mr Wallace has been remanded in custody and is due before Folkestone Magistrates’ Court today, 21 March 2022.

By Ed

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