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.