Southend: Two charged following assault
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Thursday 30 November
Two men have been charged following a serious assault in Southend.
We were called to Chichester Road shortly after 3.20pm on Tuesday (28 November) where we found a man who had sustained a single stab wound to his torso.
He was taken to hospital and remains in a stable condition.
Two men were arrested a short time later.
Daniel Mallet, 31, of York Road, Southend has now been charged with GBH with intent and possession of a bladed article.
Thirty year-old Paul Hughes, also of York Road, Southend, has also been charged with GBH with intent and assault by beating.
They are both due to appear at Southend Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday 30 November).
If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.
Please quote incident 682 of 28 November.
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Tuesday 28 November
We were called to Chichester Road shortly after 3.20pm on Tuesday 28 November following reports of a serious assault.
A man, 30s has been taken to hospital.
Chief Inspector Dan McHugh, said:
Our officers have made a quick, effective response to this incident and arrested a man.
The public will see more officers in the vicinity of Warrior Square tonight as they make their way home.
We are remaining on scene whilst we carry out enquiries.
We would ask anyone who was in the vicinity of Chichester Road, Warrior Square or Southchurch area at the time who may have information that could help our investigation to contact us.
We’d like to ask anyone with dash cam or footage of any part of the incident to review their devices and see if they have captured anything that could help us establish the facts and what happened in the lead up to the incident.
Please quote incident 682 of 28 November when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.
If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.
You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm.
Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services.
Alternatively, you can call us on 101.
In an emergency always call 999.