Police were called to the Gilesgate area of Durham on Thursday evening (Image: Incidents on Teesside and County Durham)
A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a woman suffered multiple stab wounds.
David Fletcher, who is 61, is accused of attacking a woman in her 30s in the Gilesgate area of Durham.
Emergency services were called to Churchill Square just before 8pm on Thursday, May 2.
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Fletcher, of Dean Road, South Shields, appeared before magistrates sitting at Newton Aycliffe on Saturday.
He is also charged with possession of a bladed article in a public place and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He has been remanded into custody and is due to appear at Teesside Crown Court on Monday June 3.
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