Man, 41, charged with several offences after coach stabbing near Cannock

A man has been charged with a number of offences after another man was stabbed on a coach on the M6 Toll near Cannock.

Lee Pountain, 41, of Hexham, Northumberland, has been charged with section 18 – wounding with intent and two counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

It comes after West Midlands Police responded to reports of a stabbing on the shoulder of the M6 Toll southbound near Cannock at 8.15am on Sunday, February 15.

A man was taken to hospital but has since been discharged.

Pountain is due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre today (January 17).

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