Man charged in connection with Wakefield stabbing
Police investigating a stabbing in Wakefield city centre on Sunday night have charged a man in connection with the incident.
Carl Anthony Scott, aged 49, of George Street, Wakefield, has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent.
Scott, who self-defines as White British, has been detained to appear before magistrates in Leeds today.
It follows an incident in Northgate, which took place at shortly after 7pm on Sunday night (June 21).
A 61-year-old man was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious but not life-threatening condition.