A man has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder a man by stabbing him in the back and neck after he attacked two others in a 90-minute crime spree. 

Police said that at around 11.19pm on Monday, June 24 a man was assaulted at Priory Retail Park after he was approached by a male suspect.  

Then half an hour, at 11.48pm, police received a call from ambulance staff saying a 61-year-old man had sustained a head injury following an assault at Belgrave Road. 

Then an hour later, at 12.51am, police were called to reports of a stabbing at Saxonbury Close.   

The man was rushed to hospital where he is in a critical condition.   

Connor Keys, 24, of Dalton Avenue in Mitcham, has been charged with ten offences including attempting to murder a man by stabbing him in the neck and back. 

Keys is also accused of section 18 grievous bodily harm against another man as well as robbery, assaulting police officers and racially aggravated criminal damage.   

Christopher JacksonChristopher Jackson (Image: Christopher Jackson) He appeared at the Old Bailey by video link from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday (July 24). 

Keys, wearing a grey t-shirt with close cut brown hair, spoke to confirm his name. 

During the brief hearing in front of Her Honour Judge Anuja Dhir KC a provisional trial date was set for March 2025. 

Keys, who has not yet been asked to enter pleas, was remanded in custody.