Banbury teenager charged after stabbing in Oxfordshire village

At about 9.20pm on Monday, June 15, an initial incident occurred in Barberi Close/St Nicholas Road in Littlemore, during which a man was approached by a group of males travelling in a blue vehicle and threatened.

The victim was able to leave the scene without injury.

About ten minutes later, an incident took place in Beckett Drive, Radley, where a group of males travelling in a blue vehicle believed to be linked to the first incident, assaulted another man who sustained a serious injury.

He was treated at hospital and has since been discharged.

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The police cordon in Beckett Drive, Radley, on Wednesday, June 17 (Image: Matthew Evans)

Thomas Quinn, aged 19, of Deacon Way, Banbury, has been charged with one count of section 18 grievous bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article.

He appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court today (June 20) and was remanded in custody pending a further court appearance at Oxford Crown Court on 17 July.

The force has made a further seven arrests in connection with this investigation.

Six have been released on police bail, with a further person released with no further action.

Officers previously reassured residents that they are treating the stabbing as an isolated incident and that patrols have been stepped up locally.

Police previously appealed for witnesses and footage regarding the incident which “scared” members of the community.