28 year old Roger Hilton and 32 year old Steve Arnold are on remand tonight after being taken to Magistrate's Court for begging a man, then trying to rob him, and then stabbing him in the chest.
It happened around 7:15 p.m. on May 10. The complainant, Ian Holland, was standing in front of Brothers Store in Ladyville when he was approached by Arnold and Hilton who asked him for money. He said that when he refused to give them, both men attacked him and punched him in the face. Hilton then allegedly pulled out a scissors and stabbed him in the chest. That's around the time when a police mobile drove past. The men tried to run, but the officers detained them and found the scissors in Hilton's pants pocket.
Both men were charged with attempted robbery, and Arnold was additionally charged with common assault. Hilton was charged separately with the offences of wounding and assault, and at their arraignment the prosecutor objected to bail being granted. Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith upheld those objections and remanded both men into custody until July 10.
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