Bishopsgate stabbing hero needed 52 stitches across his face, wife reveals
14 October 2022, 08:46
The wife of one of the Bishopsgate stabbing victims has revealed he needed 52 stitches in his face after the attack.
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Historian Helen Carr said on Twitter that her husband Henry Charlton-Weedy was one of three people injured as they tried to intervene during an alleged robbery last week.
The 35-year-old City broker needed 52 stitches for a slash wound across his face.
Ms Carr, 33, said her husband was "much better and on the mend".
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"We're okay, just coming down from the shock of it all," she told her 15,000 followers.
"They have also charged someone so that's a huge relief."
She said: "I'm so proud of him for being so brave but my goodness, I was worried."
Three people were injured as members of the public tried to intervene to stop a man's phone being stolen in Bishopsgate on October 6.
Witnesses reported seeing a group of two or three masked knifemen attacking a pedestrian just before 10am.
A 25-year-old man was charged in relation to the incident.
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Louis Parkinson, 25, from Catherall Street, Highbury, north London, is accused of conspiracy to commit robbery, causing grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of a Class B controlled drug.
On Tuesday a court heard that Mr Parkinson attempted to rob Nicholas Badger and Paul Grange alongside an associate, who remains on the loose.
