A police car parked outside the scene on Thursday at Albion Place, Maidstone (Picture: PA)

A 48-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was stabbed in Kent.

A police constable in his 50s was airlifted to a London hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed – reportedly with a pair of scissors – at around 8pm on Thursday at an address in Albion Place, Maidstone.

The officer has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home.

Robert Jenner, 48, is due to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court today, police confirmed this morning.

The officer was attacked while attending a property in Maidstone, Kent yesterday evening.

He was rushed to hospital in an air ambulance following the assault at an address in Albion Place.

Emergency services descended on the area outside a block of flats at around 8pm.

One onlooker told Kent Online: ‘It started off with one police car, then they all just swarmed around and ran into the building. It looked very intense.’

A Kent Police spokesman said: ‘The officer was airlifted to a London hospital with injuries consistent with stab wounds.

‘He remains there in a serious but stable condition.’

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Robert Jenner is due to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court, police confirmed this morning.