Men charged with attempted murder, Ilfracombe

Two men have been charged with attempted murder following an alleged stabbing in Ilfracombe.

Callum Pillman, aged 21, of Heathfield Road, Bideford, and Shaun Taylor, aged 29, of Crosslands, Barnstaple, are due to appear before Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 28 January.

They are charged with the attempted murder of a 19-year-old man on Saturday 23 January.

Emergency services were called to a car park near Bicclescombe Park at around 10.50pm.

The casualty was airlifted to Derriford Hospital with life-threatening injuries. He remains in hospital at this time in a stable condition.

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