9am Briefing: Man charged with attempted murder of killer

A MAN has been charged with attempted murder following an alleged incident where a liquid – thought to be petrol – was thrown over killer Robert Chalmers and he was threatened with a lighter, following his conviction for the murder of Samantha Wright in Duddingston.

The incident happened while Chalmers was being led from Edinburgh High Court at around 4.30pm yesterday.

A police spokesman said: "A 31-year-old man has been charged following an incident outside the High Court in Edinburgh following the conclusion of the trial of Robert Chalmers."

• POLICE are investigating a serious assault that left a man with stab and slash wounds after being attacked in his Dalry home by up to four intruders carrying weapons.

The 22-year-old is recovering in hospital after suffering "serious" injuries to his back and legs during the incident, which took place at a property in Upper Grove Place at around 8pm on Wednesday.

The suspects, who are all believed to know each other, are described as white and aged 16 to 25. One is described as having blond sandy hair and wearing a white tracksuit top, while the other three were wearing dark clothing and carrying beige-coloured drawstring bags or "gym" bags.

A police spokesman said: "This was a particularly violent assault by four males who clearly have no reservations about using a weapon."

• A CITY pilot who watched his girlfriend fall to her death after the wings came off her glider in mid-air has been cleared of any blame for the incident.

Bruce Duncan and Amy Barsby could not have known that a bolt had not been properly fixed in place when they put the light aircraft together, air accident investigators said.

They added that "it was not possible" to have detected the problem.

Ms Barsby, 25, who lived in Edinburgh with Mr Duncan, died at a gliding contest in Bicester, Oxfordshire, in August 2010.

• A PASSENGER caused widespread panic on a city-bound easyJet flight when he attempted to open an emergency exit at 35,000ft, it was reported today.

The man jumped for the door after pacing up and down the aisle in an agitated manner, passengers claimed.

Gordon Kennedy, 57, from Paisley, was among those who helped cabin crew wrestle the British man during the incident on Wednesday afternoon, and said the "terror in the eyes of the passengers was awful".

The Krakow to Edinburgh flight was diverted to Amsterdam, where Dutch police arrested the man.

Meanwhile, hundreds of passengers were evacuated from Edinburgh Airport around 7.30pm last night after a fault in a door sensor set off the alarms.