Two men arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder a 17-year-old boy in Great Baddow have been released without charge.
The 35-year-old man from Chelmsford and 22-year-old man from Thurrock will face no further police investigation following the decision on Friday (July 11).
The pair had been arrested in December 2013, but were bailed, after the teenager and his 25-year-old friend were attacked walking along Dorset Avenue just a month earlier.
The youngster was struck by a car at about 10.15pm on November 21 before he was stabbed as he lay on the ground.
He was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
The 25-year-old man however was merely struck by a glancing blow by the car and escaped unharmed.
The incident was believed to surround a suspected feud over drugs.
An Essex Police spokesman said today (July 14): "Both men were released without charge due to insufficient evidence and from advice from the CPS."
