Edinburgh attempted murder suspect appears in court after people stabbed in alleged rampage

An alleged attempted murderer is behind bars tonight after being charged with eight offences following incidents in Edinburgh.

Mustafa Kokoneh faces two attempted murder charges and two charges of carrying out life-threatening assaults.

The 23-year-old Libyan, who is understood to have come to the UK in 2019, is also charged with breach of the peace, possession of knives and possession of weapons.

And the final charge he faced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, is destroying or damaging property.

Kokoneh was detained by officers after a series of alleged incidents in the capital on Monday, March 2, 2026.

He made no plea to the charges against him and made a motion to be released on bail, but Sheriff Douglas Kerr remanded him in custody.

The case against him was continued for prosecutors to investigate further and no future court dates have been set, but a second hearing is expected next week.

The alleged incidents took place in Edinburgh's Calders area on Monday morning

He is accused of attempting to murder a woman in a supermarket - as she hid from him while he ransacked the store.

Prosecutors claim that the attack saw him strike her on the head with a glass bottle and that he rained knife blows on a man in a bid to kill him.

It's alleged he tried to carry out a knife attack on another man and threw cans at a third male, endangering their lives.

Scotlight understands that he was granted UK citizenship in 2023, four years after resettling her after leaving Libya.

Armed police were scrambled to the scene and a stand-off took place for several hours before Kokoneh was detained.

Schools in the area were locked down as a precaution and two people were rushed to hospital to be treated for their injuries.