Melbourne tram stabbing: Jahangir Sharifabadi heckled in court after woman allegedly attacked
A man accused of attacking a woman on a tram was allegedly out on bail and has faced court where he was heckled by a member of the public.
A homeless man on bail when he allegedly stabbed a woman on a moving tram has been heckled in court.
Jahangir Sharifabadi, 37, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday, a day after he was arrested and charged over a stabbing on a tram.
His lawyer told the court her client had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and asked for the prison nurse to see him as soon as possible.
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The homeless man was allegedly on bail when he was accused of stabbing a woman on a route 1 tram travelling along Eastern Road in South Melbourne about midday on Tuesday.
The 51-year-old victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Her alleged attacker was arrested a short time later nearby.
Led into court wearing a green prison jumper, Sharifabadi looked around the courtroom as he listened to proceedings translated into Persian.
He is facing several charges, including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, intentionally causing injury, stalking, possessing and assaulting with a weapon and committing an offence while on bail.
The accused stabber looked down and shifted on his feet as the magistrate explained the next steps in his case.
As he was led out of the courtroom, a member of the public watching from the court video link unmuted themselves and yelled a profanity and “dog”.
Sharifabadi will return before the court on October 20.
