Matthew Duncan has been charged with an attempted murder at HMP Grampian.
A prisoner at HMP Grampian has appeared in the dock charged with the attempted murder of a fellow inmate.
Matthew Duncan was charged following a serious attack on a fellow convict at the Peterhead prison on Monday morning.
The 24-year-old is alleged to have caused life-threatening injuries to a 30-year-old man.
Duncan appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday, where he made no plea and was committed for further examination.
He was remanded in custody.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
A Police Scotland spokesman confirmed the man suffered “serious injuries”.
He added: “We were made aware of a 30-year-old man who had suffered serious injuries in an incident at HMP Grampian around 7.50am on Monday, December 6.
“The man was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.”
No date was set for Duncan’s next appearance in court.
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