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Man pleads guilty to attempted murder of army officer near barracks
The 25-year-old admitted stabbing Lt Col Mark Teeton multiple times in a premeditated attack near Brompton Barracks; a GoFundMe raised nearly £50,000 for the victim's recovery.
- On Thursday, Anthony Esan pleaded guilty via video-link from Broadmoor to attempted murder of Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton and possessing two bladed weapons.
- Months of fitness-to-plead disputes preceded the guilty pleas, as legal proceedings were repeatedly delayed while Anthony Esan's mental health was assessed at Medway Magistrates' Court and Maidstone Crown Court.
- Forensic searches recovered knives on the moped and in Mooring Road, where Esan was arrested about 25 minutes after the attack near Brompton Barracks.
- Lt Col Teeton was hospitalised and discharged about four weeks later; he and his wife attended court and are likely to give victim impact statements, while a GoFundMe appeal raised almost £50,000, which he publicly thanked.
- Esan is due to be sentenced from February 9 to 11 at Maidstone Crown Court, with Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC saying the tribunal must weigh culpability and disposal options; Mr Justice Picken is expected to preside and Esan will remain in Broadmoor until then.
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Man pleads guilty to attempted murder of army officer near barracks
A court previously heard a man was seen "running up behind" the Army officer before he "pulled the soldier to the ground", stabbed him "repeatedly" and drove away on a moped, according to a member of the public who called police.
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Man admits attempted murder of Army officer outside barracks
Anthony Esan pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton near Brompton Barracks in July 2024. A 25-year-old man has admitted trying to kill an Army officer outside his barracks in Kent. Anthony Esan pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton, who was stabbed “repeatedly” in Sally Port Gardens near Brompton Barracks in Chatham on July 23 2024. He appeared at Maidstone Crown Court via vide…
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