A MAN has appeared in court charged with attempted murder and wounding after a stabbing incident at Himley Hall.
The incident, which happened just before 8pm on Sunday, July 16, saw a 30-year-old woman and her eight-year-old son taken to hospital.
The woman suffered multiple stab wounds and the boy had an arm injury but their injuries were not life threatening.
Ralph Foster, aged 55, from Dudley, was arrested and has now been charged with attempted murder and section 18 wounding with intent.
Foster, of Bayswater Road, was also charged with aggravated vehicle taking, using a motor vehicle without third party insurance, using a motor vehicle without a licence, possession of a bladed item in a public place and interfering with a motor vehicle - endangering a road user.
He appeared before magistrates in Cannock on Wednesday, July 19 and was remanded in custody to appear before Stafford Crown Court on August 18.
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