A Stoke-on-Trent man has been charged with attempted murder, after a man and a dog were stabbed at an address in Abbey Hulton.

Staffordshire Police were called to an address on Abbey Road on Saturday 28 October.

At 1:15pm, officers arrived at the scene, finding a man with "multiple stab wounds" and a dog who had also been stabbed.

Staffordshire Police were called to an address on Abbey Road, Abbey Hulton, on Saturday 28 October (Staffordshire Police).

The man in his 40s was taken to hospital and has since been discharged. The dog is also recovering.

David Lowe, 36, from Abbey Hulton, has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated burglary.

He has also been charged with threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a private place and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

A Staffordshire Police spokesperson said: "We were called to a property on Abbey Road, at 1.15pm, on Saturday 28 October.

"The victim, a man in his 40s, was found with multiple stab wounds to his body. A dog had also been stabbed inside the address.

"Paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service treated the victim at the scene. He was taken to hospital but has since been discharged. The dog is also recovering.

David Lowe, 36, from Abbey Hulton, has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated burglary (Staffordshire Police).

"David Lowe, 36, from Abbey Hulton, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated burglary, threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a private place and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

"He has been remanded in custody."

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