TWO MEN have been arrested and one has been charged following a stabbing in a bar in Reading in the early hours of Sunday, February 11.
Thames Valley Police has charged Krisma Anthony, 24 and of Woolwich, London, with a count of attempted murder and further count of possession of a bladed article in a public place.
Anthony is due to appear at Reading Magistrates court later today.
A second man, also from London, was arrested earlier today, Tuesday, February 13, also on suspicion of attempted murder.
The charges and arrest relates to an incident at 2.04am in the Walkabout Bar, Wiston Terrace, Reading, when a man was stabbed during an altercation.
The victim, a man in his twenties, was taken to hospital, where he remains in a critical condition.
Police were seen attending the scene on Sunday, February 11, and investigations were still underway as of Tuesday, February 13, as the bar remains closed-off and surrounded by police tape.
Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Nick Hind said: “This incident has occurred in a busy venue.
“We have already identified and spoken to a number of witnesses, but I would ask anybody who has not yet spoken to police to please get in touch with us by calling 101, quoting reference 43240066427.
“The victim’s family are aware and are being offered support at this time.”
