Man charged with attempted murder after pensioner stabbed in neck

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a pensioner was left in a critical condition after being stabbed in the neck.

Norfolk Police said the man in his 80s was stabbed just before 9am on Thursday in Hockwold, near Thetford.

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

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

The pensioner was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, but later transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

He sustained life-threatening injuries and is in a critical but stable condition.

The suspect was taken to Wymondham police investigation centre for questioning and detectives have been given extra time to interrogate him.

Norfolk Police said a cordon would remain in place in Hockwold while investigations continued.

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