A MAN has appeared in court charged with attempted murder following a series of attacks in a North Yorkshire town.
Mohamed Abdi, 25, was arrested on Tuesday, October 24, in connection with a spate of incidents, including a knife attack, which happened in Harrogate on Friday, October 20.
Abdi, of Tower Street, Leicester, was charged on Wednesday with attempted murder of a 37-year-old man, assault occasioning actual bodily harm against a 36-year-old man, and Section 18 wounding with intent against a 53-year-old man.
He was brought before York Magistrates' Court on Thursday, before facing a judge at Leeds Crown Court.
No plea was entered, and a date for a plea and trial preparation hearing was set for November 23, with a preliminary trial date set for April, both at Leeds Crown Court.
Abdi was remanded in custody.
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