Man charged over stabbing of two women in Co Down

A man has been charged following an incident where two women were stabbed in Downpatrick.

The 26-year-old has been charged with a number of offences including two counts of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence.

He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court later on Saturday.

The incident occurred in a property on Stream Street in the Co Down town on Friday.

A 35-year-old woman sustained a serious knife wound to her neck and other lacerations to her head and face, while a second woman, who is in her 50s, also sustained stab wounds.

Police said the injuries sustained by the women were serious but not life-threatening.