Glenn McLelland in court for wounding another man with saw

A South Townsville man charged with wounding another man, allegedly with a saw, at the weekend was granted bail. Here’s how the bizarre incident happened.

The man allegedly used a saw in the wounding.

A South Townsville man charged with wounding another man, allegedly with a saw, at the weekend was granted bail in the Townsville Magistrates Court Monday.

Glenn McLelland, 46, was charged with one count of unlawfully wounding another.

He was brought into court from the watch house where he has been in custody since Saturday morning.

Police investigations indicated that an altercation occurred at about 8am that morning at a Griffith Street unit complex, during which a 44-year-old man was struck to the arm with a saw.

Chief Magistrate Ross Mack said it was a serious offence involving wounding with a saw.

Prosecutor Harriet Hearn opposed bail and said that McLelland was an unacceptable risk and may fail to appear in later hearings.

She said there was a danger of him committing further offences.

His lawyer Sarah Belford said a man, known to McClelland, had forced his way into McLelland’s unit on Saturday morning.

She said he would be claiming self defence later in the case and denied he was a flight risk or at risk of reoffending.

Ms Belford said although McLelland was unemployed he was stable in his home environment and happy to agree to conditions if granted bail.

Mr Mack granted bail on the conditions that he did not go near or have any contact with the victim and reported to police weekly.

He ordered him to reappear in the Magistrates Court on May 17.

A 44-year-old remains in a stable condition in hospital.

Originally published as Glenn McLelland in court for wounding another man with saw