Four people were injured at the Cumberland St store in May. Photo: Craig BaxterThe case for the man who allegedly stabbed four people in a Dunedin supermarket has stalled as the court awaits a psychological report. The 42-year-old appeared in the High Court at Dunedin by audio-visual link this morning on four counts of attempted murder after allegedly attacking two staff supermarket staff members and a married couple at the Cumberland St Countdown on May 10 this year. Crown prosecutor Richard Smith told the court today that the clinician assessing the defendant needed more time to complete their report. The issue of name suppression, Mr Smith said, would likely be determined by the contents of the report.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 02, 2021 21:33 UTC