A man accused of attempted murder following a stabbing in Oamaru will remain behind bars for at least a couple of weeks.
The 28-year-old appeared in the Timaru District Court yesterday by video link from the Dunedin Central police station and was granted interim name suppression by Judge Joanna Maze.
The defendant faces a count of attempted murder and one of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm — charges which carry a maximum penalty of 14 years’ imprisonment each.
He was assisted by an interpreter throughout the hearing and no application for bail was made.
Police were called to a residential property in Harlech St on Thursday just before 4am, where someone was found to have serious injuries, a spokeswoman confirmed.
The victim was in a stable condition at Oamaru Hospital, while another received a minor injury.
The defendant was arrested nearly eight hours after the incident, walking barefoot to a waiting police car.
He will appear in the High Court at Christchurch later this month.
