A MAN has been charged with attempted murder following the stabbing of John Sales, 70-year-old man from Hythe Hill, Colchester, on Tuesday November 10.

Stuart Pain, 40, unemployed, of Sydney Street, Brightlingsea, has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court tomorrow, Monday November 16.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Colchester CID on 101.