Man charged for stabbing of Steve Jay in Ipswich
A man has been charged after a police officer, Steve Jay, a police dog and another man were stabbed in Suffolk.
PC Steve Jay, 52, and the dog called Aman were injured in Nacton Road in Ipswich shortly after 20:00 BST on Tuesday.
Asher Picort, 21, of Oulton Road, Ipswich, was charged with two counts of grievous bodily harm and one count of criminal damage on Thursday.
He remains in custody and will appear at Ipswich Magistrates’ Court later, Suffolk police said.
PC Steve Jay was taken to Ipswich Hospital and is recovering at home.
The six-year-old German Shepherd, Aman underwent emergency surgery at a veterinary clinic and is said to be recovering well.
The 47-year-old man who was also stabbed was taken to Ipswich Hospital with a stomach wound and is understood to be in a stable condition.
Picort was jailed later for five years after admitting stabbing PC Steve Jay and a police dog in Suffolk.
Unemployed Asher Picort, lashed out at PC Steve Jay and his dog Aman after a one-mile chase, Ipswich Crown Court heard.
Police had been called after Picort stabbed PC Jay on 25 October.
Judge John Holt awarded PC Steve Jay £500, adding an “appropriate amount” should be given to the dog.
“PC Jay appears to me to have been remarkably brave,” said Judge Holt.
Picort admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm on his 47-year-old father, Robert, and to wounding PC Steve Jay with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
He also pleaded guilty to damaging property and attacking the six-year-old German shepherd dog.
