Police have charged a man for attempted murder following an incident where a man was stabbed in Ongar. 

Anthony Hamilton, 18, of Peterborough Road, Leyton, is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court today (Friday, September 15). 

Police also arrested a 20-year-old man from Buckhurst Hill yesterday on suspicion of attempted murder and he remains in custody for questioning. 

An 18-year-old woman from Loughton arrested on suspicion of attempted murder has been released without charge. 

Police were called to Cripsey Avenue at around 5pm on Wednesday, September 13, and found a man with a wound to his stomach. He was taken to hospital for treatment