Wigan man accused of two police assaults

A man admits being armed with a craft knife in Wigan police HQ’s custody suite but denies attacking two officers that same day.
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Mark Phoenix, 28, of Sullivan Way, Scholes, appeared before justices to plead not guilty to assaulting PCs West and Bretherton on April 28 but pleaded guilty to having a knife. A trial date of September 13 was set before which he must observe an electronically tagged curfew and live at home.

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