A teenager has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a man was attacked with a hammer last month.
Osa Akapata, 19, of Northgate End, Bishops Stortford, was arrested on Friday, February 10 following an incident in The Downs, Harlow, around a fortnight ago.
Police were called to the street on the afternoon of Thursday, January 26 after reports of a man had been stabbed.
They found a man at the scene suffering from wounds believed to have been caused by a claw hammer.
He was taken to an east London hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
Mr Akapata was due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates on Saturday, February 11 charged in connection with the incident.
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