Attempted murder charge after soldier stabbed

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a soldier in uniform was stabbed in Kent.

Anthony Esan, 24, was charged after an assault in Sally Port Gardens, Chatham, on Tuesday.

The soldier was attacked near his home, which is also close to Brompton Barracks, the headquarters of the British Army's 1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment.

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