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Teen charged after golf course stabbing

Richard PriceWest Midlands
BBC A crime scene at a park. Police tape has been attached to a tree and stretches out of frame. A police officer can be seen standing on the side of a road next to several police vehicles. BBC
The 17-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder

A teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed on a golf course in Staffordshire.

The victim, aged in his 60s, suffered knife injuries on a public footpath through Stafford Castle golf course, on 14 May. He remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital, Staffordshire Police confirmed.

The force said the charged suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is aged 17, white and of Bulgarian nationality.

He has also been charged with theft, and is due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Saturday.

Police tape at the golf course behind a tree. Figures can be seen in the distance around a path.
Forensic teams were pictured at the golf course the day after the stabbing

A 30-year-old man arrested in connection with the investigation has been released with no further action.

Police have urged people to avoid speculating about the attack while legal proceedings continue.

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