Sunderland Echo

MURDER BID CHARGE

Man in court after woman found with serious injuries:

- Fiona Thompson fiona.thompson@jpress.co.uk Twitter: @fionathomp­sonjp

A Wearside man has been remanded by magistrate­s after he was charged with the attempted murder of a woman.

John Paul Forajter, of The Sanderling­s, in Ryhope, was put before South Tyneside Magistrate­s Court to face the allegation­yesterdaym­orning.

It follows an incident at a property in the street at 12.30am on Saturday.

Northumbri­a Police have said a 34-year-old woman remains in a stable condition in hospital after sustaining injuries consistent with a stabbing.

Forajter entered no plea when he appeared before the bench and he was remanded in custody until his next appearance, which will be before Newcastle Crown Court on Monday, November 26.

A Northumbri­a Police spokespers­on confirmed they had charged the 40-year-old with the offence.

The sp0kespers­on said yesterday: “Police have charged a man with attempted murder after a woman was found with serious injuries at an address in The Sanderling­s, Sunderland.

“John Paul Forajter, 40, of The Sanderling­s, has been charged with attempted murder and is due to appear at South Tyneside Magistrate­s’ Court today.

“Officers and emergency services attended an address in The Sanderling­s and found a 34-year-old woman had been seriously assaulted.

“She was taken to hospital with injuries consistent with a stabbing and she remains in a stable condition.

“This is being treated as an isolated incident but there are a number of officers in the area to carry out inquiries.

“Anyone with any informatio­n about the incident in question is encouraged to speak to those officers on patrol or call police on 101 quoting log 32 27/10/18.”

People can also call Crimestopp­ers anonymousl­y on 0800 555 111 or report it online at www.northumbri­a.police.uk/contact.

“Taken to hospital with injuries consistent with a stabbing” POLICE

 ??  ?? The Sanderling­s, Ryhope. Picture from Google Streetview.
The Sanderling­s, Ryhope. Picture from Google Streetview.

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