Teenager charged with attempted murder remains missing

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Image caption, The boy was charged in connection with a stabbing on Bury Road in Thetford on 10 March

A teenage boy who absconded from local authority care after being charged with attempted murder remains missing.

The 17-year-old was arrested in Kent on 23 April after a man in his 30s was stabbed multiple times in Thetford, Norfolk, on 10 March.

He appeared before Norwich Magistrates' Court two days later but was reported missing from a care facility on 27 April.

Norfolk Police said "the suspect remains outstanding and enquiries are ongoing".

Elvis Price, 18, of Amulet Close, Thetford, was also arrested in connection with the stabbing and charged with attempted murder and possession of a knife or sharp pointed article in a public place.

Both were due to appear at Norwich Crown Court on 23 May.

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