Man charged after serious assault in city centre

A man has been charged after a serious assault in the city centre at the weekend.

Joshua Kinnear (33) of Sedgefield Drive, Syston, Leicester, has been charged with Section 18 Grievous Bodily Harm with intent. He is appearing before Leicester Magistrates’ Court today (Monday 26 October).

Police attended Silver Street at 1.40am yesterday (Sunday 25 October) following a call from the East Midlands Ambulance Service who were treating an injured man. 

A man in his 30s was treated at the scene and taken to hospital, where he remains in a critical condition.

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