Man pleads guilty following stabbing in Bury St Edmunds pub car park

A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty after a man was stabbed in Bury St Edmunds.

Hari Farlie, of no fixed address, appeared before Ipswich Crown Court today, Thursday, December 12, where he pleaded guilty to a charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Officers were called shortly after 11.35pm on Friday, October 25, following reports that a man had been stabbed during an altercation with a group of four or five males in the car park outside The Moreton Hall pub, in Lawson Place.

The victim – who is aged in his 20s – was taken by ambulance to hospital after sustaining life-threatening injuries. He has since been discharged.

Following an investigation, Farlie was arrested on Wednesday, November 6, in Haverhill, and was taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre where he was questioned and remanded to Ipswich Magistrates’ Court the following day.

Five other men were arrested in connection with the incident.

They were:

–           A 32-year-old man from Bury St Edmunds arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on Wednesday, October 30. He was questioned and remains on bail until January 27.

–          A 29-year-old man from Haverhill on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on Monday, October 28. He was questioned and remains on bail until January 24.

–          A 24-year-old man, now aged 25, from Bury St Edmunds arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Saturday, October 26. He was questioned and remains on bail until January 24.

–          A 29-year-old man from Bury St Edmunds arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder shortly after the incident on Saturday, October 26. He was questioned and subsequently released under investigation. He will now face no further action at this time.

–          A 29-year-old man from Braintree arrested on suspicion of assisting offenders on Wednesday, November 6. He was questioned and subsequently released under investigation pending further enquiries.

Farlie is next due to appear at Ipswich Crown Court for sentencing on January 30.