An unemployed man from Dunmow is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, November 3 after he allegedly stabbed an 18-year-old man in the back in July.

Reece Pridmore, 21, of Harris Green, Dunmow, has been charged with wounding with intent and possession of a knife blade or sharp pointed article in a public place.

The 18-year-old victim required hospital treatment when he suffered a puncture wound to his back at around 5pm on Friday, July 31, at Upper Mill Field.

The incident followed an earlier altercation near Domino’s Pizza in Station Road.