A 34-year-old who was accused of stabbing a man has been cleared.

Paul Anthony McCormick, of Albert Street, Ramsey, had been charged with malicious grievous bodily harm.

It is alleged that he stabbed a male using a knuckle duster with a knife on it, after three men broke into his home on July 5.

During a previous hearing, Mr McCormick’s defence advocate Stephen Wood said that the weapon had been a safety knife, with one end designed for breaking glass, a handle, and a small knife at the other end.

Mr McCormick was yet to enter a plea but his defence advocate Stephen Wood had said that his client was going to deny the allegation on the basis of self-defence.

On Tuesday, September 3, the court heard that the prosecution was offering no evidence and the charge was therefore being withdrawn.

Mr McCormick was not required to attend court.