Four men have been arrested and charged by detectives in Clacton in connection with a stabbing incident.
Unemployed Johnathan Blaize, 26, of Lightermans Way, Greenhithe, Kent has been charged with affray and theft, while unemployed 23-year-old Jamal Coipel of St Andrews Road, Clacton, 27-year-old unemployed Markel Greenidge, of Dunbar Street, London, and 28-year-old Damien Dunstan of Grange Road, London have all been charged with affray.
They will be appearing at Colchester Magistrates Court this afternoon (Friday, April 12).
Police were called after a man in his 20s from London suffered puncture wounds to his buttocks, leg and arm during an altercation at a shop in Old Road at about 6.50pm on Wednesday April 10.
He was taken to hospital but discharged himself some hours later.
In addition, but unconnected to this incident, a 16-year-old boy from Clacton was arrested on suspicion of having an offensive weapon when he was stopped by police at Old Road at about 7.30pm.
He has been charged and will appear at Colchester Youth Court on May 1.
