AN ELDERLY woman who was stabbed multiple times on a riverside path in Worcester remains in a stable condition.

The 71-year-old woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham in a critical condition on Sunday, May 7.

Police were called to Kleve Walk in Worcester at 2am and cordoned off the path between Diglis Parade and Copenhagen Street car park until the afternoon.

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Anthony Roberts, 56, of Amber Heights, Green Hill, Worcester, was charged with attempted murder, sexual assault and possession of a bladed article in a public place. 

Roberts appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, May 8 and was remanded to appear at Worcester Crown Court on Monday, June, 5.

He only spoke to confirm his name, age, and address during an eight-minute hearing.

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Roberts was flanked by a security officer in the glass-fronted dock and looked downwards for much of the hearing, which heard legal submissions from prosecutor Kate Hatton and defence lawyer Mark Turnbull.

There was no application for bail.