Home / Crime and Justice / Plymouth Attack: Man Charged with Attempted Murder
Plymouth Attack: Man Charged with Attempted Murder
18 Jan
Summary
- A 23-year-old man faces attempted murder charges following an assault.
- The victim, a woman in her 70s, was hospitalized and has since been released.
- The suspect is also charged with assault, weapon possession, and drug offenses.
A man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an incident that left a woman in her 70s injured. The suspect, 23-year-old Eugene Pope, was arrested and subsequently charged with multiple offenses. These include attempted murder, assault by beating, unlawful possession of a bladed article in a public place, and possession of cannabis. The incident occurred on Friday morning when police were alerted to an assault near Hastings Terrace in Plymouth.
Following the assault, the injured woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment. She has since been discharged. Authorities also received reports of a second assault in the same area earlier that morning, involving a woman in her 30s who sustained minor injuries. Armed officers responded to the scene, and a police cordon was established, which has since been lifted.
Eugene Pope, of Harwell Street, has been remanded in custody. He is scheduled to appear before Plymouth Magistrates' Court on Monday. The investigation into the events of Friday morning is ongoing, with police continuing to gather information regarding the assaults.
