Man charged with attempted murder after baby stabbed in London

Baby remains in hospital in critical but stable condition after incident took place at address in quiet cul-de-sac in west London

Rehan Khan (Metropolitan Police)

A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after an 11-month-old boy and a woman were stabbed in west London.

The Metropolitan Police said Rehan Khan, 25, will appear in custody at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

The baby remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition after the incident took place at an address in a quiet cul-de-sac in Feltham, west London, on Monday evening.

The woman, 32, also remains in hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening, according to police.

Mr Khan, who is of no fixed abode, was arrested on Wednesday after attending a police station in west London.

He is known to frequent the Hounslow and Isleworth areas and has links to Slough, Newham, Hammersmith and Fulham.

Police and paramedics were called to Swinfield Close in Hanworth at around 7.12pm following a report concerning residents' safety.

At the scene they found the woman and infant suffering knife wounds and the Air Ambulance Service transported the pair to hospital in west London.

A witness told Sky News: "I heard a lot of screaming and crying, it was quite distressing to hear."

Local Tim Stollery tweeted: "As much as I like spotting the helicopters overhead, it can't be a good thing seeing both NPASRedhill G-POLF & LDNairamb G-HMS in attendance over #Hanworth #Feltham #Oriel this evening.

"Fingers crossed whoever might be on board makes a good recovery."

Additional reporting by Press Association