Army officer stabbed near barracks ‘overwhelmed’ as fundraiser nears £50,000

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton was hospitalised after the alleged knife attack in Sally Port Gardens near Brompton Barracks (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

An Army officer who was stabbed multiple times near a barracks has thanked the “overwhelming” generosity of strangers as nearly £50,000 has been raised to support him and his family in recovery.

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton was hospitalised after the alleged knife attack in Sally Port Gardens near Brompton Barracks, in Kent, on July 23.