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Man charged over officer stabbing Man remanded on stabbing charge
(about 20 hours later)
A 63-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a police community support officer (PCSO) was stabbed in Greater Manchester. A 63-year-old man accused of stabbing a police community support officer has appeared in court.
Albert Williams of Elizabeth Avenue in Stalybridge will appear at Tameside Magistrates' court on Thursday in connection with Monday's attack. Albert Williams, of Elizabeth Avenue, Stalybridge, appeared at Tameside Magistrates' Court charged with attempted murder.
PCSO Gary Etchells, 47, was helping a housing trust serve an eviction notice when he was stabbed in the neck. He was remanded in custody and will appear at Manchester Crown Court on 21 February 2007, when he is expected to enter a plea.
The married father-of-four from Glossop has been moved out of intensive care. PCSO Gary Etchells was helping to serve an eviction notice when he was stabbed.
He was taken to Tameside General Hospital and underwent two operations following the attack, which happened at about 1030 GMT on Monday. The support officer, a father-of-four from Glossop, Derbyshire, has been moved out of intensive care at Tameside General Hospital and is said to be in a stable condition.