Man in his 80's dies in hospital after being stabbed in the neck in Hockwold
A Home Office post mortem will take place in due course.
Detectives have confirmed a man critically injured in an incident in Hockwold has died in hospital.
Emergency services were called to Main Street on Thursday 29 February 2024 just before 9am following reports that a man had been stabbed in the neck.
The victim – a man aged in his 80s – was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and later transferred to the West Suffolk Hospital where he sadly died on Thursday 7 March 2024.
A Home Office post mortem will take place in due course.
A man aged in his 20s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and taken to Wymondham Police Investigation Centre for questioning.
Ashley Francis, aged 26, and of Whittington Hill, King’s Lynn was subsequently charged with attempted murder.
He was remanded in custody and appeared at Norwich Magistrates Court on Saturday 2 March 2024.
He is due to appear at Norwich Crown Court on Tuesday 2 April 2024.
Detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident and are liaising with the Crown Prosecution Service.