West Yorkshire Police officer denies on-duty assault

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West Yorkshire Police constable Simon Hartley is to stand trial for assault

A police officer is to stand trial after pleading not guilty to assaulting a member of the public while on duty.

West Yorkshire Police Constable Simon Hartley appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Friday afternoon charged with attacking a man in Queens Road, Bradford, on 6 October.

The case was adjourned for a trial at Manchester Crown Court on 31 August.

PC Hartley, who works in the Bradford district, had been suspended from duty, the force said.

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