A man has admitted assaulting a woman and then two police officers who attended in response to the incident.

Kenneth Chisholm appeared by video link from Durham Prison, where he is on remand, at a plea hearing at the city’s crown court, on Friday, September 9.

The indictment was put to him and the 35-year-old defendant, of Simpson Road, West Auckland, admitted assault causing actual bodily harm and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker, both police constables,

All three offences are said to have taken place on Thursday, August 11 this year.

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Jonathan Walker, on behalf of the defendant, said there was no basis of plea being given.

He asked Judge Jo Kidd if probation background reports could be prepared ahead of the sentencing hearing in the case.

Mr Walker said his client has previous convictions, but of a different nature, not in domestic circumstances and not against a female, while he has not been in prison for five years.

He added that defendant is, “not inherently violent by nature,” and a Probation Service report would assist the court in coming to a conclusion on the suitable sentence in the case.

Agreeing to adjourn for a report, Judge Kidd told the defendant nothing should be read into that decision.

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“It shouldn’t be taken by you as any indication as to the likely sentence to be passed in this case.

“These offences were serious in nature and were capable of causing extensive injury in the circumstances of this case.

“The court will be addressing all options and looking at the risk of future offending.”

She remanded the defendant to remain in custody pending sentence on October 7.

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