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Man and teen in court over town stabbing

Mark Bulstrode/BBC A police car on the corner of a street where a barber shop resides with a police cordon in place.Mark Bulstrode/BBC
The attack took place in Monarch Road in Northampton on the evening of 5 February

A proposed trial date has been set for a man and a teenage boy charged with attempted murder following a stabbing.

A 29-year-old man needed emergency surgery after the alleged attack in Monarch Road in Northampton on 5 February.

A 19-year-old man, who was also charged with possessing a bladed article, and a 17-year-old boy appeared via video link at Northampton Crown Court.

A provisional trial date was set for 28 July and both defendants were remanded in custody.

They have not yet entered pleas to the charges and are both due in court again on 2 May.

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