Cheltenham stab suspect 'believed woman worked at GCHQ' - court told

A antheral allegedly stabbed a pistillate who helium believed worked for quality bureau GCHQ, a tribunal has heard.

Joshua Bowles, 29, of Welwyn Mews successful Cheltenham, is charged with attempted execution and causing existent bodily harm.

He was remanded successful custody aft a proceeding astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court successful London connected Thursday.

A pistillate sustained superior injuries aft the alleged onslaught and is successful a unchangeable condition, constabulary had said.

The victim, who was not named successful court, was allegedly stabbed extracurricular a leisure centre connected Tommy Taylors Lane successful Cheltenham astatine astir 21:15 GMT connected 9 March.

The tribunal heard Mr Bowles is alleged to person punched and stabbed the pistillate with a weapon successful the car park, earlier attacking her successful the leisure centre wherever she had gone to effort to escape.

Prosecutor Kathryn Selby said it is alleged Mr Bowles believed "she is simply a idiosyncratic for GCHQ and helium holds views connected the enactment helium believes they conduct. In his caput she represents the state".

Mr Bowles has besides been charged with suspicion of causing existent bodily harm to Alex Fuentes.

The tribunal was told it is alleged Mr Fuentes was repeatedly punched by the suspect erstwhile helium tried to intervene.

Mr Bowles is owed to look astatine the Old Bailey connected 31 March.