Serious assault in Stamford - 18 year old local man is charged

Wednesday, 22 February 2023 08:12

Police have been in the area of the bus station all week, since the incident on Tuesday night.

Police have charged 18-year-old Callum Goodfellow with grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of a bladed article, common assault, and criminal damage following an alleged serious assault in Stamford.

Goodfellow, of Ravel Close, Stamford, was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Wednesday, 22 February) and charged at 11.18pm last night (Thursday, 23 February).

The charge comes following a swift and thorough response by Response Officers on the night, and an investigation by detectives in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and forensics experts who were examining the circumstances of the fight.

Officers had been called to the bus station in the town at 10.16pm on Tuesday 21 February after a fight was reported to have broken out between the occupants of a vehicle and people already in the bus station.

A man in his 20s was found with multiple stab wounds and is currently receiving treatment in hospital.

Detective Inspector Dave Penney from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said: “I know there will be people in the community who feel afraid about what has happened, but thankfully, incidents like this in the area are very rare. We don’t believe this was a random act of violence by strangers, but believe that the people involved were known to each other.

“We have remained in the area for the past few days and will be carrying out further patrols in the local community for the remainder of the week. We would also like to thank the members of the public who contacted us with information in relation to this incident.”

Goodfellow has been remanded into custody and is due to appear at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court later this morning.