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A post mortem examination is due to be carried out in the next few days on a man who was stabbed on New Year's day in Gillingham and died in hospital on Saturday.

The attack on the 28 year old happened on Windmill road in the early hours of the morning.

Kent Police has launched a murder investigation.

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Two teenagers charged with grievous bodily harm following a stabbing in Gillingham on New Year's Eve have been remanded in custody. Their next court appearance will be on 10th January 2013 at Medway Magistrates' Court.

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Two teenagers have been charged with grievous bodily harm (GBH) after reports of a stabbing in Gillingham on New Year’s Day. Officers were called to Windmill Road at about 2.50am on 1st January 2013. A 28-year-old man from Gillingham is currently in a critical condition at Medway Maritime Hospital.

Stuart Porter, 18, of Buttermere Close in Gillingham has been charged with GBH and has been remanded in custody. A 17-year-old from Rochester, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has been charged with the same offence.

Both are due to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court via virtual court on 3rd January 2013.

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A man from Gillingham has been charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of threatening a person with an offensive weapon in public.

Joseph Sharp, 30, of East Street was charged with threatening a staff member with a knife and taking £2,000 from a shop in Garfield Road on 3rd December 2012.

He was also charged with threatening a staff member and stealing £500 cash from a convenience store in Victoria Street on 19th December 2012.

He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Maidstone Crown on 7th January 2013.

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A man and a teenage boy have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 28 year old Gillingham man was admitted to the Medway Maritime Hospital with a suspected stab wound to his left thigh.

The arrested men are a 17 year old from the Rochester area and a 20 year old from Gillingham. Police were called to Windmill Road, Gillingham, at about 2.50am on New Year’s Day following an alleged assault by a group of around seven people.

Two men were arrested nearby as paramedics attended to the injured man. The victim remains in a stable but life threatening condition.

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A man has been arrested after an attempted child abduction at the Pentagon Shopping Centre in Chatham. Officers were called at just after 4pm on Friday to a report of suspicious behaviour by a man in the centre's car park. He then approached a woman and her children, causing them concern.

A 33 year old man has been arrested and is currently assisting officers with their enquiries.

North Division’s Acting Superintendent, Julia Chapman, said: ‘Kent Police would like to reassure people that this was an entirely an isolated incident, but one we are taking seriously.’

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A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop after a road traffic collision. The incident happened on on St George’s Road in Gillingham. A 40-year-old woman, who was getting out of her parked car, suffered a broken leg as a result of the collision.

The man, from Chatham, has been bailed until December 17. Anyone with information is urged to call police on 101, quoting CAD 31-1343.

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