Man Charged With Attempted Murder Over Bermondsey Axe Attack Appears in Court

Overview

• Stephen Coombes, 43, of Marine Street in Bermondsey, was named by police after a response at 15:21 on March 1.
• He has been charged with attempted murder, being in charge of a dog that caused injury while dangerously out of control, a racially aggravated public order offence, and harassment intended to cause fear of violence.
• He appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday as the Metropolitan Police continue their investigation.
• Officers deployed a Taser to arrest a man in his 40s after two colleagues were bitten by a dog and one was attacked by a man wielding axes.
• The dog, believed to be a Cane Corso, was seized for police kennels, and the injured officers were treated in hospital and later discharged while a third officer sustained a minor injury.