A 24-year-old man was this morning remanded in custody after he pleaded not guilty to threatening his former girlfriend with a knife and assaulting a policeman.

Magistrate Doreen Clarke heard Rennie Gauci from Cospicua plead not guilty to assaulting and resisting police officers on Sunday afternoon, slightly injuring a policeman, threatening his former girlfriend with a knife, causing damage to the front door of her house, throwing object, breaching the public peace and shouting obscenities. He also pleaded not guilty to relapsing.

Police Inspector Jesmond Borg Prosecuted.

Lawyer Owen Bonnici appeared for Mr Gauci

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