Oamaru stabbing accused appears in court

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.

rob.kidd@odt.co.nz

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