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| Man charged over Sheffield PC axe attack | Man charged over Sheffield PC axe attack |
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| A man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was attacked with an axe as she tried to make an arrest. | A man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was attacked with an axe as she tried to make an arrest. |
| Nathan Sumner, 35, of Plowright Close, Sheffield, is also accused of other offences following the attack in the city on Wednesday night. | |
| The officer, who has not been named, suffered a fractured skull, broken leg and lost a finger during the incident. | The officer, who has not been named, suffered a fractured skull, broken leg and lost a finger during the incident. |
| Mr Sumner will appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court later. | Mr Sumner will appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court later. |
| The officer remains in hospital after undergoing surgery. | The officer remains in hospital after undergoing surgery. |
| Eyewitness Simon Ellis said: "I went to the aid of the police officer. I dragged her by her stab vest. She had got a badly smashed ankle and severe head injuries." | |
| South Yorkshire Police said Mr Sumner was also charged with six counts of assault by beating, two counts of making threats to kill, affray, threatening a person with a blade in a public place and production of cannabis. |