Crawley man charged with attempted murder

A man has been charged with attempted murder in Crawley.

Emergency services were called to Burdock Close on the 5 May at about 11.20pm to a report of a teenager having been stabbed.

A 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious condition.

18 year-old, Carling Poynter, from Broadfield, has been charged with attempted murder and possesion of a knife.

A 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been bailed, pending further enquiries.