A 47-year-old man has been charged after a stabbing in Erith.

Police were called to Boundary Street at 8.53pm on Saturday (November 1) after reports of two men fighting.

A 35-year-old man, who had been slashed across the face, was treated by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) and remains in hospital.

Paul Early, 47, of Boundary Street, has been charged with wounding with intent to cause GBH.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Inner London Crown Court on November 17.

Officers continue to appeal for witnesses to the incident and ask anyone who was in the area at the time to contact Detective Sergeant Mark Evans at Bexley police on 020 8284 9131 or crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.