Teen charged after Bishop Waltham stabbing
Detectives investigating an assault on 59-year-old man in Bishop’s Waltham have charged a teenage boy. Officers were called at around 10.30pm on Friday 31 May to reports of a serious assault in Battery Hill. A man suffered a stab wound to his chest and was taken to hospital. His injuries are not considered life threatening. Officers have made four arrests in connection with this incident. A 17-year-old boy from Winchester has now been charged with wounding with intent and possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place. He is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court today (Monday 3 June). Two of the people that were arrested, a 17-year-old boy from Chandler’s Ford and an 18-year-old man from Bishop’s Waltham, have been bailed until Friday 28 June. A fourth person, a 15-year-old boy from Swanmore, has been bailed until Sunday 30 June.
