‘Cop attacker’ denied bail

Journalist Christo Vermaak

Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 08:01
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‘Cop attacker’ denied bail
The police asked that the policeman's identity, a Nieu-Bethesda constable, be withheld because of safety reasons.

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NIEU-BETHESDA NEWS - Bredton Williams, the suspected Nieu-Bethesda cop attacker, was denied bail on 11 March in the Graaff-Reinet Magistrate's Court.

The local Correctional Services will be Williams' home for a while now. He will appear in court again on 16 April.

Williams stand accused of stabbing a policeman in the arm.

He was arrested on 26 February, after police investigated a spate of housebreaking in the Nieu-Bethesda area. Information directed them to Williams' home.

During questioning at his home, he turned aggressive and stabbed the policeman.

The police asked that the policeman's identity, a Nieu-Bethesda constable, be withheld because of safety reasons.

Williams faces a charge of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

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