Bescot Stadium station stabbing update as man due in court charged with attempted murder

An 18-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was 'stabbed' at a Black Country railway station. Deng Cholmajek was due to appear in court following the incident at Bescot Stadium in Walsall.

Emergency services were alerted to a 'serious assault' at the station just after 11.25pm on Sunday, October 20. A woman was found with injuries consistent with being stabbed.

British Transport Police said the woman remained in hospital with life-threatening injuries on Tuesday morning (October 22). Her next of kin have been notified and were being supported by specially trained officers.

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Cholmajek, of Bescot Crescent, Walsall, was arrested following the incident and later charged with attempted murder. He was due to appear at Walsall Magistrates Court later today.

The station was closed for much of Monday, October 21, as officers carried out enquiries. It has since reopened, however people were told they could expect to see an "increased police presence in the coming days".