Man charged with attempted murder following incident in Telford
A man has been charged with attempted murder following an incident in Buttercup Close in Stirchley, Telford during the early hours of Wednesday Morning.
George Anthony Jones aged 58 of no fixed abode, is charged with attempted murder and attempted arson with intent to endanger life.
He appeared at Shrewsbury Magistrates Court on Thursday 26 March and has been remanded in custody to appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court on 7 April 2015.
Police were called to a disturbance at around 12.40am, on arriving at the address they found a man making threats, whilst pouring petrol over himself and a woman at the address. Two police officers also sustained chemical burns whilst arresting the suspect and required hospital treatment.
Detective Sergeant Ian Rutherford said:
"We are still keen to hear from anyone who may have been in the area between 11pm and 1am, particularly anyone who may have heard a disturbance from an address at around 12.40am, or who may have seen a red BMW parked at the junction of Longmeadow and Randley Avenue at this time. Anyone who saw a man, described as black, possibly carrying a fuel canister believed to be in the area at the time are also urged to contact police."
Anyone with information is urged to call 101 quoting incident number 6 of 25 March. Alternatively contact crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their website crimestoppers.org.uk.
