Belfast Telegraph reports that a 53-year-old man was charged after allegedly attempting to stab a PSNI officer with a long, sharp item at a hospital in Antrim on Friday, 19 June. The officer narrowly escaped serious injury, and the man is due before Coleraine Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Antrim hospital charge
The charge followed an incident at the hospital in Co Antrim, where the man was accused of attempting to stab the officer during the encounter. The listed offences are attempted grievous bodily harm with intent, assault on police and possession of an offensive weapon with attempt.
A PSNI spokesperson said the officer narrowly escaped serious injury. That detail leaves one practical point unresolved for anyone at the hospital that day: the report gives the charge and the court date, but not what started the confrontation or how it escalated to the point where a weapon was involved.
Coleraine Magistrates’ Court
The case now moves to Coleraine Magistrates’ Court on Monday, where the charge will begin its formal court process. For anyone affected by the incident at the hospital in Antrim, the immediate change is that the allegation has moved from the scene to court paperwork and a hearing date.
The reported facts point to a fast-moving incident with a serious potential outcome, but the mechanism behind it has not been set out. The open question is straightforward: what led to the alleged attempt to stab the PSNI officer at the hospital?
