Man denies attacking police officer at Bristol squatters eviction
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A man has denied attacking a police officer at an eviction of squatters in Bristol.
Around 100 people had turned up to protest the removal of the building s inhabitants. Of the three people arrested, one was de-arrested at the scene and another released from custody with no further action.
By Monidipa Fouzder2021-02-11T11:02:00+00:00
A defendant turned up to court to explain he had Covid symptoms because he could not get through to staff on the phone, a solicitor-advocate has told MPs to highlight the pressures arising from how the justice system is coping during the pandemic.
Giving evidence on court capacity to the Commons justice select committee on Tuesday, Hollie Collinge, of Brighton firm Kellys Solicitors, said: ‘I’ve noticed enormous uncertainty and anxiety about whether people should or shouldn’t be going to court. Often that’s something we only find out about at the very last minute or perhaps even on the day.
At Hove Crown Court, Deghayes admitted obstructing a police officer and driving without insurance. It was revealed he was in breach of a suspended sentence imposed in May last year for possessing cannabis with intent to supply. Officers had found him in possession of 160 grams worth of the class B drug, with a street value of between £1,600 and £3,200. At the time of the offence, when he was aged 17, phone records showed he had been arranging drug deals. Deghayes spent most of last year under an electronically monitored curfew for the offence. Richard Cherrill, prosecuting, said officers stopped him on December 13 at 1.30am.