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Ted Hennessey

Trial of man accused of trying to kill Army officer delayed due to health issues

Anthony Esan has been charged with attempted murder (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

The trial of a man accused of trying to kill an Army officer in uniform near a barracks has been delayed due to his poor mental health, a court heard.

Anthony Esan, 24, is accused of repeatedly stabbing married father-of-two Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton at Sally Port Gardens, in Gillingham, Kent, near Brompton Barracks on July 23 last year.

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