Liam Whelan is also charged with joint robbery alongside Leslie Peter Baines and both were remanded in custody
An alleged robber has been charged with the attempted murder of a shopkeeper.
It follows a robbery at Costcutter in Queensferry on Thursday December in which a 58-year-old man shopkeeper was stabbed and suffered serious injuries knife injuries to his throat during a struggle at the store.
Matthew Liam Whelan, 29, of Willow Park, Gladstone Way in Mancot, is charged with the joint robbery of shopkeeper Imtiaz Ul Haq, 58, at Costcutters in Chester Road East, Queensferry and attempting to murder him.
Leslie Peter Baines, 47, of King’s Road in Connah’s Quay, faces the charge of robbing him of a till drawer, to a value unknown.
The pair appeared at a special weekend sitting of Flintshire magistrates’ court at Mold today.
Prosecutor David Mainstone gave details of the alleged offences.
Officers were called to the Costcutters store at about 6.30pm when Mr Ul Haq suffered significant injuries alleged to have been inflicted by a masked man using a 12 inch long kitchen knife.
He was taken to hospital where he was in a “stable” condition and now recovering after surgery.
Defending solicitor, Gary Harvey, applied for bail for both men but the applications were rejected.
Magistrates said it was a serious matter and remanded both in custody pending the crown court hearing.
They will next appear for a plea hearing at Mold Crown Court on January 6 next year.
Police at the time said “This was a serious and violent attack on a lone shop keeper resulting in him receiving serious injuries. Our thoughts are with him and his family and specially trained officers have been appointed to support them.”
Additional police patrols are taking place on Deeside to re-assure the local community.
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