Stabbing: Attempted murder accused Colin Clarke remanded in custody

A man was remanded in custody today charged with the attempted murder of a teenage boy in north Belfast.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Oct 2019, 15:17 BST
Laganside Courts, Belfast. Pic: Colm Lenaghan/PacemakerLaganside Courts, Belfast. Pic: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker
Laganside Courts, Belfast. Pic: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Colin Clarke, 31, was arrested in connection with an alleged stabbing at Spamount Street on Saturday night.

Police said the wounded youth was taken to hospital where his condition was described as serious but not life-threatening.

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Clarke, of Upper Mervue Street in the city, faces a second charge of possessing an offensive weapon, namely a knife, in a public place.

He did not seek bail during a brief appearance before Belfast Magistrates’ Court.

District Judge Peter Magill remanded him in custody to appear again by video-link on November 18.