From the Manchester Evening News
Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi has refused to appear in court after being charged with attempting to murder prison officers at a maximum security jail.
The 28-year-old did not appear on a scheduled video-link at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, forcing an adjournment of the case.
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He is accused of three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers were injured at HMP Frankland in County Durham on April 12.
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Three prison officers were taken to hospital with serious injuries after they were allegedly attacked with hot oil and makeshift weapons in an ambush.
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Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring told the court he would ensure the defendant attends the next hearing, adding: “I will order that he is physically produced, but if that is not possible, it will be a prison videolink.”
