A WOMAN who is accused of attempted murder following an incident in Barnsley town centre last year will appear for trial next month.

Ayaan Ali, 28, of Isleworth, Middlesex, was charged with attempted murder, affray and posses sion of an offensive weapon relating to an incident on September 8 during which a man was stabbed.

Provisionally scheduled to start on Monday, Ali’s trial will now begin at Sheffield Crown Court on March 18 and will be overseen by Judge Jeremy Richardson QC. Ali has not yet entered any pleas to the charges.