Arrest warrant issued after Doncaster man accused of attacking police officer skips court

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Phillip Anthony Hartley after he failed to appear before York Magistrates Court this morning.

Hartley, 37, was facing a charge of attacking a police constable at York railway station on August 3 this year.

The court proved the case in his absence before issuing a warrant for his arrest.

Hartley, of Christ Church Road, Doncaster, who was charged under his real name Phillip L'Estrange, was also banned from all UK trains and railway stations after being charged earlier this year following a breach of bail conditions.

A case of criminal damage after an incident at Doncaster railway station on July 17 when an advertising board worth £80 belonging to LNER was damaged was discontinued by the same court last week.