A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the attempted murder of an Army officer in uniform near a barracks.
Anthony Esan, 24, is accused of repeatedly stabbing Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton in Gillingham, Kent, on Tuesday.
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The serviceman, in his 40s, is in hospital in a serious but stable condition after the alleged knife attack.
Esan, who was arrested near his home in nearby Rochester, is also charged with possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.
He appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Thursday wearing a grey T-shirt and will next appear at Maidstone Crown Court on August 22.
