Hampton Sainsbury's stabbing: Man appears in court over 'knife attack on four women'

A man has appeared in court accused of the attempted murder of four women who were stabbed in a supermarket car park.

Ethem Aydin Orhon, 66, appeared before magistrates in Wimbledon on Saturday in connection with the incident outside a Sainsbury's supermarket in Hampton, south west London, on Friday morning

Four women - aged 53, 62, 67 and 71 - remain in hospital, where their condition was described by the Metropolitan Police as "stable".

Orhon, of Deacons Walk, Hampton, was remanded in custody to appear at Kingston Crown Court on June 17, court officials said.

He faces four charges of attempted murder and one of possessing an offensive weapon.