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Sentencing delayed for Darlington attempted murderer Colin Finch
Police were called to a house on Hummersknott Avenue just after 7am on March 18 following reports that a woman in her 70s had been attacked.
Colin Finch was arrested and later charged with attempted murder.
The 78-year-old was due to be sentenced at Teesside Crown Court today (Monday, June 8) but the case was put off until Wednesday.
The victim, Laura Finch, was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough for treatment.
Judge Francis Laird KC, the Recorder of Middlesbrough, remanded the pensioner in custody after he delayed sentencing until later this week.
The court heard how a pre-sentence report and psychiatric reports had been carried out in preparation of the pensioner’s sentencing.
Pictures taken at the scene in March showed a police van stationed outside a detached home as officers carried out enquiries.
Paramedics from the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) and the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) also attended the incident.
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