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Crook man accused of stabbingin Consett facing psych assessment
Kurt Pearn appeared at a Durham Crown Court on Wednesday (April 8), via video link from Holme House Prison, in Stockton accused stabbing the man on Oak Terrace in Consett, on Saturday March 7.
His barrister Chris Baker asked that the charge was not put to Pearn, saying: “The defence would like a psychiatric report in this case.
“We need to be sure he is fit to plead and to stand trial.”
Judge Richard Bennett agreed and adjourned the hearing until May 26, when he said the defendant could again appear via the prison to court video link.
Pearn, 35 today, of Weaver’s Croft, Crook, remains remanded in custody.
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