Officers investigating a serious assault on Middle Street on Monday (28 February) have charged a...

Published: 1:46 pm March 2, 2022
Updated: 6:40 am October 8, 2025
Police in Portsmouth have charged a man with attempted murder after an attack at an address in the city – UKNIP

Officers investigating a serious assault on Middle Street on Monday (28 February) have charged a man. Sherwan Ali, 27, of Middle Street, has been charged with attempted murder. He has been remanded into custody and is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates Court today (Wednesday 2 March). The charge comes after we were called at 2.34pm to a report that a man had been seriously assaulted at an address on Middle Street. A 33-year-old man from Southsea was located with stab wounds to his chest, face and hands. He was taken to Southampton General Hospital where he remains in stable condition.

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