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Wolverhampton man charged with attempted murder in Leicester to enter pleas later this month

A man from Wolverhampton charged with attempted murder after another man was stabbed is set to enter a plea later this month.

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Roger Lightbourne, of York Street, was charged after a man in his 20s was stabbed on Upperton Road in Leicester on July 26.

The 31-year-old has also been charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs between July 24 and July 28.

Gary Smith, of Quarry Walk in Birmingham, was also charged with attempted murder and the drugs offence relating to two counts on August 9.

The pair are set to enter pleas at a hearing at Leicester Crown Court on September 19.

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