Man appears in court after '˜hammer attack' on officer
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Jamshid Piruz, 33, unemployed, of no fixed abode, appeared before Brighton magistrates on Saturday (January 9).
A court spokesman said he was charged with burglary, attempted burglary and three counts of thereatening a person in a public place after the incident in Stagelands, Langley Green, at about 10.30am on Thursday (January 7).
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Piruz was remanded in custody to appear at Lewes Crown Court on February 8.
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