A MAN has denied assaulting two police officers.
Mark Burr, 49, pleaded not guilty to two charges of assault by beating of an emergency worker, when he appeared at Workington Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
He is accused of assaulting the police officers at an address in Whitehaven on November 23.
Burr, who was represented by defence solicitor David Martin, elected trail by jury at the crown court.
He will appear at Carlisle Crown Court on January 9 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
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