Suspect denies stabbing man to death and assaulting woman

Thomas Reilly, 43, has been accused of murdering Andrew Linton in Glasgow's Easterhouse last year.

Suspect denies stabbing man to death and assaulting woman Police Scotland

A murder suspect has denied knifing a man to death.

Thomas Reilly, 43, has been accused of murdering Andrew Linton in Easterhouse, Glasgow, on December 3, 2019.

Prosecutors claim Reilly initially attempted to hit the 43-year-old victim before striking him on the body with a knife or similar item.

Reilly is separately accused of assaulting a woman on the same day.

Reilly denied the charges during a short hearing at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday.

No trial was set. A further hearing was instead fixed for September.