Bail pair tagged
District Judge Barney McElholm has also banned the two defendants from entering the walled city area of Londonderry.
The defendants - 30 years old James Anthony Kelly, from Shepherd's View, and 45 years old Paul McElhinney, from Waterloo Street - are alleged to have attacked the 31 years old victim in his Shipquay Street flat on last Monday.
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Hide AdThe complainant has alleged that he was struck several times on the head with a dumbbell and a vodka bottle and, as a result, sustained lacerations to the head.
The defendants, who also deny falsely imprisoning the complainant, were released on bail and will remain tagged until their next court appearance on December 8.