Boy and man charged over attempted murder

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A man suffered serious injuries in Maidenhead on Friday

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A 17-year-old boy and a 47-year-old man have been charged in connection with an attempted murder after a man suffered serious injuries.

Thames Valley Police has been investigating an incident in Holmanleaze, Maidenhead, at 13:40 BST on Friday.

Mohammad Shahzad, 47, of Edinburgh Road, Maidenhead, and a boy also from Maidenhead in Berkshire, were charged with one count of grievous bodily harm.

The teenager was also charged with possession of a knife in public, said the force.

Both have been remanded in police custody and are due to appear at Reading Magistrates' Court on Monday.

Police said the victim, a man in his 30s, was in a stable condition in hospital.

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