The man died a week after the incident (Picture: PA)
A grandfather, 81, has died after being stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife in Hockwold, Norfolk.
The victim, who has been named locally as Mervyn Moulton, was attacked on Main Street just before 9am on February 29.
He was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and later transferred to the West Suffolk Hospital where he died on Thursday.
A post-mortem will be carried out by the Home Office in ‘due course’, Norfolk Constabulary said today.
Ashley Francis, 26, of Whittington Hill, King’s Lynn, was arrested at the scene and charged with attempted murder.
Francis was the grandson of the victim, Norwich Magistrates’ Court heard earlier this week, according to the Eastern Daily Press.
The victim suffered a laceration to the neck which required surgery.
Josephine Jones, prosecuting, said Francis had been staying with his grandparents at the time of the incident.
Francis did not enter a plea.
He will sit in the dock of Norwich Magistrates Court tomorrow before appearing at Norwich Crown Court on April 2.
‘Detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident and are liaising with the Crown Prosecution Service,’ police added.
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