A young driver was kept behind bars on Monday after being accused of having attempted to runover a policewoman.

The incident happened on Sunday in Cospicua. 

Kurt David Azzopardi, 18, of Qormi, unemployed, was taken to court under arrest. He pleaded not guilty to attempted grievous bodily harm, committing an offence against a police officer, failure to obey legitimate police orders, reckless and dangerous driving as well as driving without a police licence and without insurance cover.

He was further charged with breaching a bail decree granted last month. 

Prosecuting Inspector Eman Hayman requested a temporary protection order in favour of the policewoman, pointing out that matters between the young man and his alleged victim appeared to be escalating.

Defence lawyer Mario Mifsud pointed out that the incident, captured on CCTV, was not quite as alleged, since it was one thing to disobey a police order and another thing to attempt to run over a person.

“We were not there but the camera was,” Dr Mifsud argued.

Magistrate Charmaine Galea denied bail observing that the man had already benefited from this provision recently, in separate proceedings, and had allegedly once again committed other wrongdoing.

The court also issued a temporary protection order, warning the young man that any breach of such order could possibly land him with a maximum 2-year jail term or a €7,000 fine.

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