The identity of the man who allegedly stabbed four people in a Dunedin supermarket will remain a secret, at least for the next three weeks.
The 42-year-old appeared in the High Court at Dunedin yesterday facing four charges of attempted murder, after allegedly attacking two staff members and a married couple at the Cumberland St Countdown on May 10.
The victims have since been discharged from hospital, it was confirmed yesterday.
The defendant attended yesterday’s hearing by audiovisual link from prison and remained silent and impassive throughout.
Counsel John Westgate said he had recently received disclosure from the prosecution which had not yet been discussed with his client.
A psychiatric report was being completed, the court heard.
Justice Cameron Mander allowed continuation of name suppression while that process was undertaken.
That issue will be revisited when the defendant next appears in court later this month.
One of the victims has been confirmed as a Corrections employee while another is understood to be his partner.
The two remaining victims are Countdown staff members, including a senior manager.
Dallas Wilson, who spent a week in hospital, previously described how he was stabbed four times and had been lucky that no vital organs were hit.
The father of two paid tribute to those at the scene who assisted, as well as praising police and medical staff.
Countdown Dunedin Central reopened several days after the attack, following a blessing of the scene.
Security staff have been stationed in the store since.
