Emergency services swarmed Kaikorai Valley flats last month after reports of a stabbing. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH
Paul Edward Brewer (59) appeared before the Dunedin District Court by video link yesterday also facing the more serious charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, to which he pleaded not guilty.
The charges were laid following an incident in Kaikorai Valley Rd on March 26.
A large emergency-service presence, including five marked police vehicles, one mufti police vehicle and an ambulance, attended the scene at accommodation units near the intersection with Brockville Rd.
A man suffered moderate injuries and received medical treatment for an arm wound, police confirmed at the time.
Brewer remains in custody and is due back in court in June.
The wounding charge carries a maximum prison term of 14 years.
