Two men charged over 'life-changing' stabbing

BBC Bishop Road blocked by a police cordon. A police car is in the foreground of the picture. There are two police officers in uniform next to the car. Yellow cordon tape is also across the street at both ends. It is a grey day and shops  at the end of the street are closed. BBC
Bishop Road in Bishopston was closed after the man in his 20s was attacked

Two men have been charged after a man was left with life-changing injuries in a stabbing on Boxing Day 2023.

Reuben Fay, 19, of Lockleaze, and Tayshon Graham, 20, of Easton, both appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Thursday, charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

The charges come more than a year after a man in his 20s was attacked in Bishop Road, Bishopston, at about 22:50 GMT on 26 December 2023.

Both men have been remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at Bristol Crown Court on 12 February.

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