Court / Date set for attempted murder trial

A TRIAL date has been set for a man accused of attempting to murder another man at an address in Lerwick, on 17 September last year.

Stephen Savage faces a separate charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.

The 49-year-old, from Glasgow, has been in custody since he first appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court on 20 September.

At Glasgow High Court on Friday, Savage pleaded not guilty to the two charges.

Judge Lady Stacey set a trial for April next year.

Court papers allege that Savage uttered threats of violence, seized his victim by the neck and struggled with him.

The allegations go on to say that Savage repeatedly stabbed his victim on the body with a knife to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement, danger of life and attempted murder.

It is alleged that he washed the knife used in the attack, and then went on to make a ferry booking between Lerwick to Aberdeen in an attempt to leave Shetland.

This is said to have been done in order to destroy evidence linking Savage to the attack to avoid detection, arrest and prosecution.

Copy by Connor Gordon of Glasgow Court Press Agency