A MAN has appeared in court charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Karl John Bertram Murray, of Station Road, Peterlee, is alleged to have attacked the victim at a property in Byron Street in the town on Saturday.
The 22-year-old did not enter a plea when he appeared before magistrates in Newton Aycliffe yesterday.
The case was committed to Durham Crown Court on February 23. Mr Murray was remanded in custody until the hearing.
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