A family accused of trying to kill a young woman in an "attempted honour killing" has pleaded not guilty, with all but one abandoning their applications to have the charges thrown out of court.
The 21-year-old woman was allegedly held down and stabbed several times in the abdomen with a large kitchen knife at the Sefton Plaza Shopping Centre car park, in Adelaide's north-eastern suburbs, last November.
She suffered a perforated kidney, lacerated liver and significant internal bleeding.
Five members of the victim's family, including her parents, brother and sister — none of whom can be identified for legal reasons — have been charged with the attempted murder and false imprisonment of the 21-year-old.
The court has previously heard the victim had an arranged marriage to her cousin, but family members had become aware in the days leading up to the alleged attack that the young woman had started a relationship with a man of a different faith and then began a "concerted effort" to locate her.
A prosecutor previously told the court the matter could most appropriately be described as an "attempted honour killing".
The Adelaide Magistrates Court was due to hear no case submissions this afternoon, as part of applications by the defence team to have the charges dismissed.
However, all but one of the accused family members withdrew their applications and conceded there was a case for them to answer.
They pleaded not guilty and will face the Supreme Court in November, ahead of pre-trial proceedings.
The victim's brother is pursuing his application that he has no case to answer and the Adelaide Magistrates Court will hear submissions later next month.
