Overview
- Layton Blaize, 20, of Leigh-on-Sea, was arrested in Norfolk and charged with GBH with intent, possession of an offensive weapon, being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine, and failing to appear at court.
- He is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court, according to police.
- Officers are still trying to identify and locate a second man seen in CCTV images released earlier this month.
- The attack happened on April 8 on Tamarisk Way in Greenstead, where a man in his 20s was stabbed in the leg and received first aid inside the East of England Co-op before hospital treatment.
- Detectives are asking for CCTV or dash-cam footage and other tips via the Essex Police website or Crimestoppers, quoting incident 756 of April 8.