A MAN charged with stabbing an associate on the doorstep of an Armidale unit last year will fight the charge in court.
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Shane Con Hollis appeared in Armidale Local Court this week on one count of reckless wounding stemming from the November confrontation.
Hollis confirmed his earlier plea of not guilty and is determined to defend the charge, after being served the brief of evidence.
Magistrate Jacqueline Trad set the case down for a hearing in the same court in early March.
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Detectives allege the 45-year-old stabbed a 24-year-old man in the hand on the doorstep of a Brown Street unit shortly before noon on November 22.
The alleged victim fled to nearby Bunnings to raise the alarm. He was taken to Armidale hospital and underwent surgery.
Two crime scenes at the unit and the edge of the store were cordoned off and both were examined by police and forensic crews as part of the investigation.
Hollis remains on conditional bail.
As part of Hollis’ bail, he must report to police daily, must not approach the victim or any witnesses, and is prohibited from going within 200m of where the incident occurred.
If found guilty, Hollis faces a maximum penalty of seven years behind bars, however, the local court can only impose a maximum term of two years because of the jurisdictional limit.
The DPP did not elect on the charge which means it will be heard in the local court.