Derby: Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing

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Peet Street, Derby
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The man was stabbed in Laverstoke Court, off Peet Street in Derby, on Tuesday morning

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in Derby.

Derbyshire Police said a man was attacked in Laverstoke Court, off Peet Street, at about 10:50 BST on Tuesday.

He was taken with life-threatening injuries to hospital, where he remains in a critical but stable condition.

Alfid Kalid, 24, of Peet Street, Derby, has been charged with attempted murder and is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court later on Thursday.

A second man, in his 20s, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, has been released on bail.

The building, which used to be a university halls of residence, has been used as an asylum seeker centre.

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