Attempted murder charges after town centre stabbings
BBCA man has been charged with attempted murder after two people were stabbed in Stoke-on-Trent.
Emergency services were called to The Strand, in Longton, at 11:45 BST on Saturday, following a report of a group of people fighting in the street with weapons.
Leo Mhillaj, 40, of Hanley, has been charged with two charges of attempted murder, two counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and another count of violent disorder.
Two men who were injured in the stabbing and were taken to hospital, where they remained in a stable condition on Wednesday, Staffordshire Police said.
Two other men, Aldo Hala, 22, of Goldenhill, and Kostandin Kola, 28, of Penkhull, have already been charged in connection with the investigation.
Kola was charged with two counts of wounding with intent, one count of violent disorder, driving a motor vehicle dangerously and using a motor vehicle without insurance.
Hala was charged with two counts wounding, one count of violent disorder and one count of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.
They appeared in court on Monday and have both been remanded in custody ahead of their next appearance at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on 6 July.
Mhillaj, who appeared at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Wednesday, has also been remanded in custody and is due to appear at the same hearing on 6 July.
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