Police outside a property at Sydney Crescent. Image: Kieran Webster/DC Thomson
A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder following an alleged stabbing in Auchterarder.
Dean Waters was arrested in connection with a “disturbance” in the town’s Sydney Crescent on Monday.
The 43-year-old appeared on petition at Perth Sheriff Court on Friday afternoon.
He is accused of assaulting Darren MacDonald, 34, and endangering his life by brandishing a knife at him, before using it to stab him on the body.
Police at the scene Auchterarder. Image: Supplied
Waters, who is from Auchterarder, is accused of endangering the life of his alleged victim and attempting to murder him.
Alleged threats
It is further alleged he behaved in a threatening or abusive manner, likely to cause fear or alarm, by attending uninvited at the home of another man whilst in possession of a knife, while making threats of violence.
Waters is also charged with having a bladed or sharply pointed implement in a public place.
Waters appeared at Perth Sheriff Court.
He made no plea during the brief hearing before Sheriff Grant McCulloch.
