A man has appeared in court accused of two allegedly unprovoked violent attacks on successive days in Brampton earlier this week.
Matthew Kerr, 32, faces two charges.
One alleges that he unlawfully and maliciously caused a man grievous bodily harm with intent to do so in Brampton on Tuesday December 27. This arises out of an incident which is said to have taken place on a town street and left the man with a broken collarbone and several fractures.
Kerr also faces a second charge which alleges that he assaulted a different man hours earlier, on Boxing Day, causing him actual bodily harm. This is said to arise out of an incident in a car park outside Brampton’s Co-op store.
When he appeared at Carlisle Magistrates’ Court from custody this afternoon, Kerr, of no fixed abode, spoke to confirm his name and date of birth.
No pleas were formally entered to either of the charges during the short hearing.
After listening to submissions, District Judge John Temperley sent the case to Carlisle Crown Court.
Kerr, whose address was initially listed on court papers as Stanley Road, Brampton, is due appear in front of a judge at the crown court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on January 23.
In the meantime he has been remanded in custody by the district judge.
