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| Man appears in court over Sheffield PC axe attack | Man appears in court over Sheffield PC axe attack |
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| A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a police officer who was attacked with an axe as she attempted to make an arrest. | A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a police officer who was attacked with an axe as she attempted to make an arrest. |
| PC Lisa Bates suffered a fractured skull and broken leg, and lost a finger in the attack in Sheffield. | PC Lisa Bates suffered a fractured skull and broken leg, and lost a finger in the attack in Sheffield. |
| Nathan Sumner, 35, of Plowright Close, Sheffield, appeared at the city's magistrates court charged with attempted murder and 12 other offences. | |
| He was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 13 May. | He was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 13 May. |
| PC Bates was attacked as she responded to reports of a domestic incident in Plowright Close, Gleadless Valley, on Wednesday with a male officer, who was also injured. | PC Bates was attacked as she responded to reports of a domestic incident in Plowright Close, Gleadless Valley, on Wednesday with a male officer, who was also injured. |
| Three other officers also suffered injuries during attempts to arrest a man at a nearby Co-op store using Tasers and batons. | |
| PC Bates remains in hospital, South Yorkshire Police said. | PC Bates remains in hospital, South Yorkshire Police said. |
| Mr Sumner is charged with attempted murder, six counts of assault by beating, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of making threats to kill, affray, threatening a person with a blade in a public place and production of cannabis. | Mr Sumner is charged with attempted murder, six counts of assault by beating, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of making threats to kill, affray, threatening a person with a blade in a public place and production of cannabis. |