Carlton Colville attempted murder sees neighbours shocked

A generic view of Lowestoft Road in Carlton Colville, where a woman was stabbed numerous times in a home on the street in an early morning attack. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes) The woman in her 30s remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital following the early morning attack at a home in Carlton Colville, Lowestoft.

Lowestoft Road in Carlton Colville, where a woman was stabbed numerous times in an early morning attack. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes) Suffolk police and paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service were called to a property on Lowestoft Road about 2.10am on Saturday, November 23, where they found a woman suffering from several stab wounds.

A generic view of Lowestoft Road in Carlton Colville, where a woman was stabbed numerous times in a home on the street in an early morning attack. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes) Around an hour later onlookers described seeing "bright, flashing lights" with lots of police cars and the police dog unit "looking along the quiet street" as they searched the area.

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It saw searches carried out around the hedge and undergrowth area surrounding the Carlton Meadow Park playing field on Lowestoft Road, Carlton Colville.

Carlton Meadow Park on Lowestoft Road in Carlton Colville. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

With searches conducted to trace the suspected attacker - who is known to the victim – it subsequently led to a 34-year-old man being arrested around 17 hours later at 7pm on Saturday evening.

After being taken to Great Yarmouth Police Investigation Centre for questioning, Ryan Leggett, of Lowestoft Road, Carlton Colville was later charged.

He was charged with attempted murder and also a second offence of threatening a person with a knife in private place, in respect of another victim - a teenage child.

Leggett was remanded in custody and was due to appear before Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court today.

With police and forensic vans spotted at the scene of the incident as investigations continued on Sunday, come Monday afternoon there weren't any signs of police or emergency services activity in the road.

A generic view of Lowestoft Road in Carlton Colville, where a woman was stabbed numerous times in a home on the street in an early morning attack. Picture: Mick Howes (Image: Mick Howes)

While some householders and dog walkers were unaware of anything untoward in the residential road on Monday afternoon, one couple - who have lived on the street for six years - said they had seen lots of police activity over the weekend.

A neighbour said: "I've never seen so many police cars.

"We've been living in this street for six years and it has always been quiet.

"It was around 3.15am (on Saturday morning) and officers and the dog unit were looking along the road and there was lots of bright lights when it is always dark here once the street lights are off.

"Then on Sunday there were three or four police cars and a forensics van."

Admitting that apart from problems with speeding motorists along the road - which is a 30mph zone - they added: "This road is a quiet road - it always has been."