Renato De Agostini, 24, appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court today following the alleged early morning knife attack.
A man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an alleged stabbing on a high street in Moray. Emergency services were called to High Street in Nairn following reports of a disturbance in the early hours of Thursday morning, January 29.
Police locked down the scene after the incident at around 12.15am and a 23-year-old man was taken to hospital by paramedics from the Scottish Ambulance Service. His condition and the severity of his injuries are unknown.
A 24-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the alleged knife attack. Renato De Agostini, of Nairn, appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court today.
He was charged with five counts – severe injury, danger of life and attempted to murder, assault to injury, assault, threatening or abusive behaviour, and possessing a blade.
He entered no plea, was committed for further examination and was remanded in custody. He will appear again within the next eight days.
Mr De Agostini also faced a separate charge of assault to injury and attempted robbery. He again entered no plea and was committed for further examination.
An image taken at Court House Lane, situated just off High Street, on Friday morning showed the scene of the alleged knife incident. A uniformed officer could be seen standing guard outside the property.
The force is understood to have been visiting the flats in Court House Lane in relation to the matter.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 12.15am on Thursday, January 29, police received a report a man had been injured following a disturbance on High Street, Nairn.
“Emergency services attended and a 23-year-old man was taken to hospital. A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.”