{"id":10477,"date":"2026-01-08T11:47:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=10477"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:47:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:47:45","slug":"man-admits-attempted-murder-of-soldier-near-chatham-army-barracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=10477","title":{"rendered":"Man admits attempted murder of soldier near Chatham army barracks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anthony Esan’s trial was delayed several times<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A man has pleaded guilty to trying to murder a uniformed Army officer in a knife attack outside a barracks in Kent.<\/p>\n

Anthony Esan, 25, admitted to the attempted murder of Lt Col Mark Teeton, who he stabbed “repeatedly” in Sally Port Gardens, near Brompton Barracks in Chatham, on 23 July 2024.<\/p>\n

Esan was arrested near his home in Rochester about 25 minutes after the attack.<\/p>\n

The case had been delayed several times over concerns around Esan’s mental health and fitness to plead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Esan appeared at Maidstone Crown Court via video-link from Broadmoor Hospital on Thursday.<\/p>\n

He also admitted to the possession of two bladed weapons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At a previous court hearing, prosecutor Rajni Prashar said a man was seen “running up behind” Teeton before he “pulled the soldier to the ground”. <\/p>\n

He stabbed him “repeatedly” and drove away on a moped, she continued. <\/p>\n

Two knives were dropped at the scene and a further three were found stored on the bike, according to the prosecutor.<\/p>\n

Brompton Barracks is the headquarters of the British Army’s 1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment.<\/p>\n

Teeton, who is in his 40s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the attack.<\/p>\n

He was discharged in August. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Teeton thanked people for their generosity after the attack<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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An online fundraiser raised almost \u00a350,000 to support him and his family.<\/p>\n

The army officer, who has worked in various roles in the armed forces since 2001, earlier thanked the “overwhelming” generosity of strangers who had donated towards his recovery.<\/p>\n

“We took strength and comfort from all the messages when we had just been through the most horrific experience,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Our family cannot thank those people enough.”<\/p>\n

Esan is due to be sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court from 9-11 February. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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