A MAN has been charged after another man was stabbed in Basingstoke over the weekend. 

Police were called at 1.10pm on Saturday, May 27, by the ambulance service to say that a man had been found with injuries in Stag Hill. 

The victim, a man in his 30s, suffered several stab wounds and was taken to hospital. He has since been discharged.

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Officers attended the scene and later made an arrest.

Frederick Veers, 38, of Bessemer Road, Basingstoke, has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of a knife in a public place, and criminal damage.

He appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Monday, May 29, and is next due to appear at Winchester Crown Court on Wednesday, June 28.