A teenager has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a man was found on an Aberdeen street with multiple stab wounds.
Police were called to Torry’s Balnagask Road, near its junction with Girdleness Road, on the evening of Tuesday January 11 following reports of a disturbance.
A 22-year-old man was found seriously injured with a number of stab wounds and was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where his condition was described as stable.
Around a week later, Andrius Lukosevicius appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court charged in connection with the incident.
And now, a 19-year-old has also appeared in court over the same matter.
Mohamad Samara, of Aberdeen, faced a charge of assault to severe injury, danger of life and attempted murder.
He made no plea at the behind-closed-doors hearing at Aberdeen Sheriff Court and was granted bail while the case against him was committed for further examination.
No date has been set for his next appearance.
The 33-year-old, of no fixed abode, also faced four charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice, one of possession of an article with a blade or point, and one of possession of drugs.
He made also made no plea.
Photos show a number of officers, as well as police cars and vans, within the taped off area.
At the time, a police spokesman said: “We were called around 7.30pm on Tuesday January 11 to a report of a disturbance in the Balnagask Road area of Aberdeen.
“A 22-year-old man sustained serious injuries and was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment and is described as being in a stable condition.”
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