Attempted murder court appearance
Two men have appearedin court at Dumfries on charges of attempted murder and robbery following anincident in which a man was assaulted in his own home in the town.
25-year-old George Collins and Stuart McNeillie, 30, both from Dumfries, appeared separately in private before Sheriff Alison Stirling.They were on a petition containing the charges and no plea or declaration was made.
Both were remanded in custody for further examination.
Their appearance comes four days after a man was assaulted in a house in Dalswinton Avenue in the Lochside housing estate.