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Gedling stabbing: Man charged with attempted murder after horror stabbing outside Co-op

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A man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing outside a Gedling supermarket

A man was stabbed multiple times outside Co-op in Westdale Lane, at around 10.30pm on Tuesday (6 May).  

The victim – a man in his 30s – was left with serious injuries following the attack and remains in hospital.

Simon McHugh, 45, was arrested the following day, and has now been charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in a public place in connection with the incident.

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He has further been charged with burglary and theft of a motor vehicle after car keys and a car were stolen from an address in Burton Joyce hours after the Gedling incident.

McHugh has further been charged with six separate offences relating to incidents in Derbyshire on 5 May 2025. They include two counts of false imprisonment, assault by beating, possession of a knife blade in a public place and two counts of making threats to kill.

McHugh, of Harrogate Road, Carlton, remains in custody and is due to appear before Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday (12 May 2025).

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