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A teenager accused of murdering Merseyside PC Dave Phillips is to appear at Liverpool Crown Court.
Clayton Williams, 18, of Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, is alleged to have taken a Mitsubishi pick-up truck during a burglary in Birkenhead.
He is accused of driving it directly at the dad-of-two while being pursued by police.
Solicitor representing Williams say he is “adamant he did not intend to injure, let alone kill” PC Phillips.
The officer was trying to use a “stinger” type device to puncture the pick-up truck’s wheels when he was struck in Dock Road, Wallasey. He later died in hospital.
Co-accused Philip Stuart, 30, of Mayfair Court, Prenton, is also due to appear on charges of burglary and aggravated vehicle-taking.
Three people charged with assisting an offender will then appear in court.
Georgia Clarke, 19, of Knowsley Road, Wallasey; Dawn Cooper, 34, of Wheatland Lane, Wallasey; and Michael Smith, 19, of Widmore Road, Gateacre; all face a single charge of burning and attempting to dispose of the clothing of a murder suspect.
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/