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Police officer injured in axe attack named as Lisa Bates Police officer injured in axe attack named as Lisa Bates
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A police officer who was seriously injured when she was attacked with an axe has been named in court as Lisa Bates.A police officer who was seriously injured when she was attacked with an axe has been named in court as Lisa Bates.
Nathan Sumner, 35, appeared at Sheffield magistrates court accused of attempting to murder PC Bates in the Gleadless area of the city on Wednesday evening.Nathan Sumner, 35, appeared at Sheffield magistrates court accused of attempting to murder PC Bates in the Gleadless area of the city on Wednesday evening.
Sumner, with an injury to his left eye, entered the dock in handcuffs surrounded by seven police officers, some in body armour. More officers were deployed in the court, outside the dock. Sumner, with an injury to his left eye, entered the dock in handcuffs surrounded by seven police officers, some in body armour. More officers were deployed elsewhere in the court.
Sumner, of Plowright Close, Sheffield, was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield crown court on 13 May. Sumner, of Sheffield, was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield crown court on 13 May.
The defendant has also been charged with a number of other offences in connection with the incident on Wednesday night. The other charges include seven counts of assault by beating, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of making threats to kill, one count of affray, one of threatening a person with a blade in a public place and a charge of production of cannabis. The defendant has been charged with a number of other offences in connection with the incident, including seven counts of assault by beating, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of making threats to kill, one count of affray, one of threatening a person with a blade in a public place and one of cannabis production.
Bates lost a finger when she was attacked with a hatchet after attending a domestic incident. She also suffered a fractured skull and a broken leg. Bates lost a finger and suffered a fractured skull and broken leg when she was attacked with a hatchet after attending a domestic incident with a colleague. She was the most seriously hurt of five officers injured during the incident, which began at a flat but finished at a nearby Co-op store, where the attacker was subdued by officers using batons and a Taser.
She was the most seriously hurt of five police officers injured in the attack after she and a colleague responded to what they thought was a routine domestic incident. Simon Ellis, 46, said he witnessed the attack and then pulled the injured officer into his flat.
The incident began at a flat but finished in a nearby Co-op store, where the attacker was subdued by officers using batons and a Taser. South Yorkshire police said Bates remained in hospital.
Simon Ellis, 46, said he witnessed the attack and then pulled the injured officer into his flat. South Yorkshire police said she remained in hospital.