Pair charged with conspiracy to murder after stabbing of woman

Two men have appeared in court after a woman was seriously injured following a stabbing in Lewisham.

On Friday May 24, police were called to Lewisham Way at around 9am following reports of an attack.

Officers attended the scene alongside colleagues from the London Ambulance Service who treated a woman in her 30s for stab injuries.

Her condition is not considered life-threatening.

Jorge Enrique Borges, 64, of Buttermere Close, Bermondsey and Mateo Valencia Cano, 24, of Whitehorse Lane, South Norwood appeared in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Monday, charged with conspiracy to murder.

Mr Cano was also charged with attempted murder, robbery, and possession of an offensive weapon.

Both were remanded to appear at Crown Court on Monday, July 29.

Mr Borges and Mr Cano were arrested on June 28 and charged the following day.

Pictured top: Bromley Magistrates’ Court (Picture: Google Street View)