A man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing.

Police were called to Dalby Square in Cliftonville, Margate, following a report a man had been assaulted.

The victim sustained serious injuries consistent with stab wounds and was taken to a London hospital.

Five people were arrested in connection with the incident, which happened on Friday, February 11, between 4am and 4.45am.

Raymond Wallace, 49, of Cliff Terrace in Margate, has now been charged with attempted murder.

He was also charged with possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

The other four people, two men aged 42 and 53, a woman aged 31 and a teenage girl, have all been released without charge.

Mr Wallace has been remanded in custody and is due before Folkestone Magistrates’ Court today.