CITY Magistrate Fabayo Azore on Tuesday remanded a 25-year-old miner on for the offence of attempted murder.

Leland Marco was not required to plead to the charge, which alleged that on April 8, 2017 at 111 Mile, Madhia, he wounded Terrence Lindo, with intent to commit murder.

According to Police Prosecutor, Steven Telford, on the day in question, Lindo was at a shop in the area consuming alcohol when he saw Marco and his wife walking along the road.

Telford told the court that Lindo reportedly “called off” and “troubled” the defendant’s wife, much to his annoyance and a confrontation ensued. The prosecutor told the court that during a scuffle between the men, Marco allegedly pulled out a knife from his waist and stabbed Lindo to his abdomen.

Marco’s attorney, Madan Singh explained that his client acted in self-defence, since Lindo was intoxicated and provoked his client.

However, Telford strongly opposed to the miner being released on bail on the ground that the victim is still in a critical condition at the hospital. The accused will appear before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan today.