Kent Police has charged a man with attempted murder following the stabbing of a 24 year old man in Dover in the early hours of Thursday 31 July.
William James Joseph Wilson, aged 28, unemployed, from St Leonards on Sea was arrested in the early hours of 5 November. He was charged with attempted murder on 6 November and appeared at Dover Magistrates Court today, where he was remanded in custody. He will next appear at Maidstone Crown Court on 24 November for a plea and direction hearing.
Mr Wilson was living in Dover at the time of the attack. He is originally from Glasgow.
The victim, Michael Brankley, from Dover, was attacked in the early hours of Thursday 31 July in London Road, at the junction with Tower Hamlets Road. He underwent extensive surgery for his injuries from which he is still recovering.
