A NADI man convicted of trying to murder his wife two years ago has not been allowed to vacate his guilty plea.

Aiyaz Ali, 45, of Solovi was charged with attempted murder, criminal intimidation and damaging property after striking his wife with a cane knife in April 2013.

He is also alleged to have threatened a police officer when he came to investigate the attack.

In his ruling, Justice Sudharshana De Silva said Ali was represented by the Legal Aid Commission in the High Court on August 5 last year when he pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was convicted.

However, after getting another lawyer, Ali applied to vacate his guilty plea, saying he had been advised by his former lawyer to admit to the crime but he did not understand the facts of the case.