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A man has appeared before York Magistrates' Court charged with an alleged stabbing in central York.
Garry Smithies, 37, of no fixed address, is accused of threatening a cyclist with a Stanley knife in a public place and wounding him with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm in Museum Street on Thursday.
He was not asked to enter a plea.
As the wounding charge can only be tried by a judge and jury, he was sent to York Crown Court. He was remanded in custody.
He will appear before the higher court on August 17 for a plea and trial preparation hearing when he will be expected to enter his plea.
A cyclist was taken to hospital on Thursday following an incident at 8.08pm which led to a police cordon being set up for a time around Museum Gardens. He was in his 50s and from Leeds.
A 37-year-man was arrested later the same evening.