Yahoo News 'No ongoing risk to the public' as man charged over stabbing in Lake District town
A man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a bladed article after a man was stabbed in Kendal on Sunday night (3 November).
Police received a report from paramedics, at 11.45pm on Sunday, of a man with serious injuries in Highgate in Kendal.
The victim, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital with a serious but non-life-threatening chest injury. He remains in hospital this morning in a stable condition.
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Daniel West, 22, of Captain French Lane, Kendal, was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning (4 Nov) on suspicion of Section 18 GBH (GBH with intent). He was initially released on bail the same day before being re-arrested yesterday evening (5 Nov).
He has been charged with Section 18 GBH with intent and possession of a bladed article. He appeared before Barrow Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (November 6) where he was remanded to appear at Carlisle Crown Court on 6 December 2024.
A police spokesperson said: "This is being treated as an isolated incident, with no ongoing risk to the public. However, detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone with information who has yet to come forward to do so."
Anyone with information can contact police online at www.cumbria.police.uk/reportit quoting incident number 255 of 3 November 2024. You can also phone on 101.
Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
