A man has been charged after an army officer was stabbed near a barracks in Gillingham in Kent.

Anthony Esan, 24, was arrested after the attack at around 5.55pm on Tuesday which took place in Sally Port Gardens – near Brompton Barracks, headquarters of the 1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment.

He has been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

Esan is due to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court later today.

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Police said a man was reported to have left the scene on a motorcycle after the stabbing.

The arrest took place on Mooring Road in Rochester at around 6.30pm.

Kent Police said the victim – in his 40s – is in a serious but stable condition after being airlifted to hospital.

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