A fight in a Golspie house led to one man being treated in hospital for a knife wound to his leg and another sustaining a cut hand.
Yesterday at Inverness Sheriff Court, 49-year-old Nairn man James Brown had sentence deferred until January 11 for a background report. He was remanded in custody by Sheriff Margaret Neilson. No bail application was made.
Brown admitted behaving in a disorderly manner in a house in East Millicent Avenue, Golspie on May 13 and engaging in a struggle whereby Stephen Cummings was stabbed on the body and Aaron Chambers was cut to his injury.
Brown also pleaded guilty to a second charge of being in possession of a knife in George Street, Nairn on May 23, 10 days later.
The court heard that Brown, who was intoxicated, had been driven to Golspie by a friend and drank cans of beer on the journey.
Once in the house, fiscal depute Robert Weir told the court, a fight developed between Brown, who at some point had a knife, and Mr Cummings.
“The knife ended up in Stephen Cummings’ upper left leg causing it to bleed heavily. Mr Chambers attempted to pull Brown off Mr Cummings and sustained an injury to his right hand caused by the blade of the knife.”
Brown and his friend then left the house with Brown telling him: “I just did him with a knife.”
Mr Weir added that 10 days later, police wanted to speak to Brown about another matter and traced him to George Street.
He was drinking from an open can of lager and became aggressive. He was arrested and as he was being placed in the police van, he said: “I’ve got a blade down the back of my trousers.”
Officers recovered a 14inch long knife with a 10inch blade, the court heard.