Northampton man denies assaulting police officers in St James Road attack

Trial set for January after Wilkins pleads not guilty
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A Northampton man denied assaulting two police officers and will now face a trial by jury next year.

Samuel Wilkins pleaded not guilty at Northampton Crown Court on Monday (August 2) to the attack on a male and a female police constable on May 29.

The 30-year-old, of Gibson Lane, Dallington, was granted unconditional bail before his trial starts in the week of January 21, 2022.