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Jo Cox accused 'had bag of bullets' | |
(35 minutes later) | |
The man accused of murdering Labour MP Jo Cox had a bag of bullets in his trouser pocket, a court has heard. | |
PC Craig Nicholls said he also saw what looked like a pistol in a black holdall when he and PC Jonathan Wright detained the man in Birstall, West Yorkshire. | |
PC Nicholls said the man put his arms up and said "It's me" when the officers arrested him on 16 June. | PC Nicholls said the man put his arms up and said "It's me" when the officers arrested him on 16 June. |
Thomas Mair, 53, from Birstall, denies murder. He is accused of shooting and stabbing the MP for Batley and Spen. | |
He denies murder, grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon - a dagger. | |
PC Nicholls told the Old Bailey trial he and PC Wright rugby tackled Mr Mair to the ground with a "heavy" impact. | |
The court has also heard how 77-year-old Bernard Carter-Kenny was injured as he tried to save Mrs Cox, 41. | |
The trial continues. |