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Man in court over violence at Sheffield protest
- Author, Oli Constable
- Role, 成人快手 News
A man sobbed as he became the first person to appear before a court following disorder in South Yorkshire over the weekend.
Curtis Coulson, 30, wiped away tears with a tissue as he sat in the glass-fronted dock and denied affray at Sheffield Magistrates' Court.
The alleged offence relates to an incident outside Sheffield City Hall on Sunday in which he is alleged to have swung a stick at a woman during a demonstration involving far-right and anti-fascist groups.
He was remanded in custody and will go on trial at the same court in September.
Mr Coulson, of Water Slacks Close, Sheffield, is alleged to have approached a woman with a stick, which had come from a broken placard, and waved it in front of her in a threatening manner while masked.
Dressed in a black waterproof jacket, he called out to his mother, who was in court, as he was led from the dock.
An anti-immigration protest was planned for Sheffield City Hall on Sunday as part of a series around England, many of which turned violent.
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