Overview
- Anthony Esan, 25, admitted attempted murder of Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton and possession of two bladed weapons at Maidstone Crown Court.
- Lt Col Teeton, who was stabbed repeatedly in July 2024 near Brompton Barracks in Chatham, attended the hearing.
- Sentencing is scheduled at Maidstone Crown Court for February 9–11, with a three-day hearing expected.
- Prosecutors said the uniformed officer was attacked from behind, pulled to the ground, and stabbed multiple times before the assailant fled on a moped.
- Two knives were found at the scene and three on the moped, and police arrested Esan near his Rochester home about 25 minutes after the attack.