Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing in Burnley street
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Lee Hart was wanted by police after a 43-year-old man was stabbed in the neck in Clifton Street in the early hours of December 16.
The 38-year-old was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Oxford on Saturday (January 22) following several public appeals.
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Hide AdPolice later confirmed on Monday (January 24) that Lee, of Smith Street, Burnley, had been charged with attempted murder.
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He was due to appear at Blackburn Magistrates' Court today (Monday, January 24).
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