Devizes man charged with attempted murder of woman

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 14:58 · Archive

Lee Quarrington, 37, has been charged with attempted murder following alleged attacks on a woman in Devizes.

Lee Quarrington, 37, of Ernle Drive, Devizes, has been charged with attempted murder following a number of alleged attacks on a woman.

The attempted murder charge relates to an incident that occurred on Tuesday, October 13. Court documents also state he faces a count of intentional suffocation in an incident on the same date.

Quarrington is facing a count of false imprisonment against a woman between October 5 and October 13. He is also accused of threatening a person with a bladed article on or between October 5 and October 14, and a second count of threatening a person with a bladed article on or between April 1 and May 30, 2025.

Additional charges include five counts of assault, two counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making threats to kill, and one charge of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship.

Quarrington was due to appear before Salisbury Magistrates' Court on Thursday, October 15.

How it is being reported

• Wiltshire man accused of imprisoning and trying to murder womanA Devizes man has been charged with attempted murder following a number of alleged attacks on a woman.Wiltshire Times · 15 Oct, 14:09
• Wiltshire man accused of imprisoning and trying to murder womanA Devizes man has been charged with attempted murder following a number of alleged attacks on a woman.Gazette & Herald · 15 Oct, 14:09
• Wiltshire man accused of imprisoning and trying to murder womanA Devizes man has been charged with attempted murder following a number of alleged attacks on a woman.Swindon Advertiser · 15 Oct, 14:09

In this story: Lee Quarrington · Devizes · Salisbury Magistrates' Court

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