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Fredericton man charged with attempted murder to get psychiatric assessment

A Fredericton man who has been charged with attempted murder and unlawful confinement will undergo a psychiatric assessment before he has a bail hearing.

Clarke Stephen Yeomans was arrested and charged after alleged attack on north side of Fredericton

Clarke Yeomans, charged with attempted murder, appeared in provincial court Tuesday for a bail hearing but a psychiatric assessment is to be done first. (Facebook)

A Fredericton man charged with attempted murder will undergo a psychiatric assessment this month.

Clarke StephenYeomans, 30, appeared in provincial court Tuesday for a bail hearingafter analleged attackon the north side of the city over the weekend.

He is also charged with aggravated assaultand unlawful confinement.

Yeomans's lawyer, John Bird, asked the court for a 30-day psychiatric assessment at the RestigoucheHospital Centre, in Campbellton.

Bird told the court that Yeomans has been on a suicide watch at the Saint John jail since his arrest Sunday.

As a result, Judge Julian Dickson ordered a five-day psychiatricassessment, but it will be done in Saint John.

The bail hearing was rescheduledfor Jan. 23 at 10 a.m.

No details of the alleged attack were revealed during Yeomans'scourt appearance.

Because of a publication ban, the victim cannot be identified. Fredericton police have not said whether the victim is a man, woman or child or whether that person's injuries have changed from "serious" since the incident on the north side.

It's not known if the person is out of the hospital.

Heidi Cyr, a spokesperson with the Fredericton Police Force, said she could not release suchinformation.