A fifth man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an alleged stabbing in Bolton.
Police were called out to Lincoln Road at 8.40pm on December 11 last year following reports that a 41-year-old man had been stabbed.
Yesterday (January 25), Greater Manchester Police charged a fifth person in connection with the incident.
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Brendan Carney, of Cloister Street, Bolton, was due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today after being charged with attempted murder.
The 26-year-old joins four other people who have all previously been charged in connection with the incident.
Roy Meanly, 28, of Rowena Street, Farnworth; Nathan Carney-Williamson, 29, of Battenberg Road, Bolton; Jason Wilding, 27, of Withington Road, Whalley Range; and Adam Disa Green, 21, of no fixed abode, were all also charged with attempted murder.
Police are still appealing for anyone with information or footage from the incident to come forward.
In a statement issued today (January 26), a GMP spokesperson said: “Brendan Carney of Cloister Street, Bolton, was charged with attempted murder yesterday (25 January) and will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today.
“Officers were called at around 8.40pm on Saturday, December 11 2021, to a report that a 41-year-old man had been stabbed on Lincoln Road, Bolton.
“Roy Meanly, of Rowena Street, Farnworth, Nathan Carney-Williamson of Battenberg Road, Bolton, Jason Wilding, of Withington Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, and Adam Disa Green, of no fixed abode, have all previously been charged with attempted murder in relation to the incident.
“They appeared at Manchester Crown Court on January 19, 2022, and have all been remanded in custody.”
Anyone with information or footage can submit it directly to GMP’s Major Incident Public Portal at https://mipp.police.uk/operation/06GMP21S40-PO1.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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