A 36-year-old man accused of stabbing two people on an Auckland bus, one fatally, has appeared in court.
A homicide investigation was launched after the separate stabbings on a bus travelling from Glen Innes towards Ōrakei on Monday night.
One man died and another was seriously injured. The accused has been charged with murder and causing grievous bodily harm.
At the Auckland District Court on Wednesday afternoon, Judge Stephen Bonnar granted the man interim name suppression while further assessments were carried out.
The accused was remanded in custody and would next appear in the Auckland High Court on January 28.
He was arrested in central Auckland yesterday afternoon, having allegedly fled the scene after the second attack.
One man died and a second man was seriously injured after they were attacked by the same person aboard a bus in east Auckland. (Source: 1News)
The 59-year-old man who died was described by Fenchurch Superette owner Prathul Patel as a "nice, humble guy".
"He’s a big unit, you know, but he’s like a teddy bear if you spoke to him."
The second victim had surgery on a hand injury.
Police described the attacks as unprovoked and said the victims did not know their alleged attacker.
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