Two people have been charged with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing in Milton Road, Gravesend.

Kent Police were called at 11.50am on February 10 to a report a man had been assaulted in Milton Road.

He was taken to hospital for treatment to stab wounds.

Peter Loring, 20, of Hawthorn Road, Strood, was charged on February 13 with attempted murder and was remanded in custody to appear at Maidstone Crown Court on March 6.

A 17-year-old boy from Gravesend, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was also charged with attempted murder and was remanded in custody also until March 6.

Five teenager boys, four aged 17 and one aged 18, all from Gravesend, arrested in connection with the incident have been bailed.