Man charged with attempted murder of pensioner in his 80s in Hockwold, near Lakenheath and Brandon

A man has been charged with attempted murder on a pensioner who was stabbed in the neck following an incident in Hockwold yesterday morning.

Police were called just before 9am following reports that a man in his 80s had been injured.

The victim was initially taken to the QEH Hospital but later transferred to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge for treatment, where he remains.

A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and taken to Wymondham Police Investigation Centre for questioning.

Ashley Francis, 26, of Whittington Hill, King’s Lynn, has subsequently been charged with attempted murder.

He has been remanded into custody and is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.