Rumarni Tuitt, 18, has appeared in court charged with attempted murder at Notting Hill Carnival

A local 18-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a knife following the stabbing of a teenager at Notting Hill Carnival.

Rumarni Tuitt, 18, was charged on Wednesday (28th August) and appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court yesterday (29th August) where he was remanded to appear at the Old Bailey on 26th September.

The charges come following the stabbing of an 18-year-old man in Carnal Way on Monday evening (26th August). Officers who were part of the Notting Hill Carnival policing operation found the teen with a number of injuries including a serious stomach wound.

He was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable, but critical condition.

Tuitt was arrested at the scene of the incident and was taken into custody for questioning prior to being charged on Wednesday.

Notting Hill Carnival attracted around one million people over its two days of festivities this year. The festival is the most significant yearly event in the British-Caribbean cultural calendar. Since the first edition in 1965, it has become one of the largest festivals of its kind in the world.

Due to the huge size of the festival, the Met extends significant resources to police the event, with 7,000 officers deployed to patrol the area this year.

There were 349 arrests over the weekend – 102 on Sunday and 247 on Monday. Eight people were stabbed this year, with one of the stabbing victims, Cher Maximen, reportedly being left in a coma. The arrest rate at Notting Hill this year was 34.9 per 100,000 attendees.

A large police presence was also present at Reading Festival last weekend. The festival, which attracted around 100,000 people this year, saw a total of 39 arrests.

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