24-year-old man charged in connection with stabbing

A 24-year-old man has been charged following a stabbing in Bury St Edmunds.

Hari Farlie, of no fixed address, has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in connection with the incident.

Officers were called shortly after 11.35pm on Friday 25 October, following reports that a man had been stabbed during an altercation with a group of four or five males in the car park outside The Moreton Hall pub in Lawson Place.

The victim – who is aged in his 20s  – was taken by ambulance to hospital after sustaining life-threatening injuries.

Farlie was arrested yesterday, Wednesday 6 November, in Haverhill. He was taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre where he was questioned.

He has been remanded and is due to appear before Ipswich Magistrates’ Court tomorrow, Friday 8 November.

Yesterday afternoon, Wednesday 6 November, a 29-year-old man from Braintree was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in connection with the incident. He was questioned and subsequently released under investigation pending further enquiries.

Four other men were arrested at the end of last month (October). The details are as follows:

–           A 32-year-old man from Bury St Edmunds was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on Wednesday 30 October. He was questioned and subsequently released on bail until Monday 25 November pending further enquiries.

–          A 29-year-old man from Haverhill was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on Monday 28 October. He was questioned and subsequently released on bail until Monday 25 November pending further enquiries.

–          A 24-year-old man from Bury St Edmunds was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on Saturday 26 October. He was questioned and subsequently released on bail until Monday 18 November pending further enquiries.

–          A 29-year-old man from Bury St Edmunds was arrested shortly after the attack, on Saturday 26 October. He was questioned and subsequently released under investigation.