Man, 51, charged for attempted murder after Hampshire police officer stabbed multiple times

Timothy Walsh, of Portswood Road, Southampton, has been charged with attempted GBH of one police officer and attempted murder of another officer.

The officers were called to an address in Portswood Road after midday on Thursday after calls of concern about a male resident’s welfare.

Upon arrival, one of the officers was stabbed multiple times and was taken to hospital for his serious – but not life-threatening – injuries, according to a Hampshire police spokesman

The spokesman said: ‘The officer has since been discharged and is recovering at home with his family.’

It was ‘pure chance’ that the officer did not sustain more serious injuries, according to Zoe Wakefield, chairwoman of Hampshire Police Federation.

She said: ‘We are supporting the officer and his family, as well as other colleagues involved in this horrific incident.

‘This is a reminder, not that we need it, of the dangers our officers face every day and how brave they are in dealing with those intent on inflicting this level of violence against them.’

Walsh has been remanded in custody to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.

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