Plea hearing postponed for man accused of trying to murder police officer

THE plea hearing for a man accused of trying to murder a police officer has been postponed.

Soul Henry, 25, had been due to enter a plea for multiple charges at Worcester Crown Court on Friday, September 4, including attempted murder of police officer Anna Morrison in Clifton, near Kempsey.

At the time of the incident in April, it was reported that the officer had been stabbed in the neck.

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Other charges against Henry, who is of no fixed abode, include one count of burglary with intent to steal, one count of criminal damage relating to a police dog, and one count of possessing a bladed article in a public place.

These alleged incidents all took place on the same day.

He was not arraigned in court on Friday, and the plea hearing was adjourned to take place at Worcester Crown Court on Thursday, September 17.

Henry remains in custody.