Man charged with murder and attempted murder

A man will appear in court this afternoon (Wednesday, December 22) charged with murder and attempted murder after incidents in the early hours of Monday morning in Spalding.

Wayne Rule, aged 45, of Cygnet Court, Spalding will appear at Lincolnshire Magistrates Court later today.

It follows the murder of Darren Kirk, 52, in the same road around 1.10pm on Monday and an assault in Bowditch Road around 40 minutes earlier that left Mark Stone in hospital.

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