Pair charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent following incident in Newmarket

Two people have been charged in connection with an incident at the weekend in Newmarket, where a man was found with serious head injuries.

Officers were called at just after midnight on Sunday, August 22, to reports of a man lying unconscious half in the road and half on the pavement in Park Lane.

The man – who is aged in his 50s – was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge, for treatment, where he remains in a critical but stable condition.

Police investigating this incident arrested two men on Tuesday, August 24, who have subsequently both been charged with

They are Nicholas Carter, aged 31, of Waterloo Close, Newmarket; and Joshua Durrant, aged 28, of Barkways, Burwell, Cambridgeshire

They have both been remanded in custody to appear before Ipswich Magistrates’ Court today, Thursday, August 26.

A 40-year-old man who was arrested on Sunday, August 22, on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm, remains on police bail until Wednesday, September 15, pending further enquiries.