A 21-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a police officer.
Eoin Carlin, of Collon Lane in Derry. appeared at Dungannon Magistrates' Court this morning.
He was arrested following an incident at Collon Lane on Thursday during which police were attacked with a hunting knife during an arrest operation.
It was claimed in court that as officers moved in to make the arrest the accused had produced the knife with a five inch blade from behind his back and lashed out.
An attempt was made to stab one officer in his torso but he was saved by his body armour.
The other sustained a gash to his left leg which required six stitches.
A PSNI Detective Constable told the court she believed she could connect Mr Carlin to the charges.
She said the officer, who had been saved by his body armour, had remained on duty.
She said he had described feeling the "pressure" of the knife make contact with his protective vest.
The officer with the leg injury was currently incapacitated and recuperating at home, she said.
As well as attempted murder, the accused also faced charges of wounding, possession of a weapon, assault and drugs offences.
His solicitor told the court that his client had received treatment for mental health difficulties.
He said his client had not realised for much of the incident that he was dealing with police.
And he said he had enquired after the well-being of the two officers involved during police interview.
There was no bail application.
Mr Carlin was remanded in custody to appear again in person at Derry courthouse on 18 December.
Another man appeared in court yesterday on separate offences linked to the same incident.
