Leeds police officer shot

A man accused of attempting to murder a police officer who suffered serious injuries when she was shot during a routine call has been remanded in custody by magistrates.

James Leslie made a brief appearance before a court in Leeds. David Hirst reports.

The West Yorkshire police officer who was shot during a routine call to investigate a disturbance in Leeds has been named today.

Thirty three-year-old Suzanne Hudson was left with serious injuries to her face, neck and hand, when a firearm was discharged when she called at a house in the Hyde Park area of Leeds on Wednesday.

Pc Hudson remains in a serious but stable condition in a Leeds hospital. Her colleague PC Richard Whiteley was uninjured in the incident.

37-year-old James Leslie, of Queenswood Drive, Leeds, appeared before Leeds magistrates today accused of attempting to murder two police officers.

He was remanded in custody to appear again at Leeds Crown Court on December 20. There was no application for bail.

A 37-year-old man from Leeds accused of attempting to murder a police officer who suffered serious injuries when she was shot during a routine call has been remanded in custody by magistrates.

James Leslie is accused of shooting Pc Suzanne Hudson in Cardigan Road, Leeds, on Wednesday and also attempting to kill the officer she was with at the time, Pc Richard Whiteley.

Pc Hudson, 33, was left with serious injuries to her face, neck and hand. She remains in a serious but stable condition in a Leeds hospital. Pc Whiteley was uninjured.

The officers were attending a routine neighbourhood call when a firearm was discharged.

Leslie appeared before District Judge David Kitson at Leeds Magistrates' Court for a brief hearing.

Leslie, of Queenswood Drive, Leeds, stood in the glass-fronted dock for the three-minute hearing flanked by two women security guards.

Dressed in a navy blue jumper and blue trousers, he spoke only to confirm his personal details.

As well as two counts of attempted murder, he is also charged with possessing a firearm, possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, criminal damage to a bathroom window and possessing cannabis.

The district judge told him he will be remanded in custody to appear again at Leeds Crown Court on December 20.

There was no application for bail.

A 37-year-old man accused of attempting to murder a police officer who was shot during a routine call has been remanded in custody.

James Leslie is accused of shooting PC Suzanne Hudson in Cardigan Road, Leeds, on Wednesday and also attempting to kill the officer she was with at the time, PC Richard Whiteley.

PC Hudson, 33, was left with serious injuries to her face, neck and hand while PC Whiteley was left uninjured.

Leslie appeared before District Judge David Kitson at Leeds Magistrates' Court for a brief hearing this morning.

A man will appear in court today charged with the attempted murder of two police officers after one was left in hospital with serious gunshot wounds.

James Leslie, 37, of Cardigan Road, Leeds, is accused of shooting the woman officer in the Headingley area shortly after 4am on Wednesday.

She had been attending a routine neighbourhood call with a colleague when she was shot, suffering serious injuries to her head, neck and right hand. Her fellow officer was uninjured and she remains in a stable condition.

Leslie was arrested near a primary school about a mile from the scene of the shooting.

West Yorkshire Police said he had also been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, possession of a prohibited firearm, criminal damage and possession of cannabis.

He was remanded in custody and will appear before Leeds magistrates court this morning.

A man has been charged with the attempted murder of two police officers.

James Leslie, aged 37, of Cardigan Road, Leeds has been charged with four other offences and is expected to appear at Leeds Magistrates tomorrow.

A woman police officer is is in hospital after being shot as she tried to arrest a man in Leeds. The suspected gunman was on the run for several hours. From the scene, Tina Gelder reports.

The female police officer shot today in Leeds is said to be in a "poorly but stable" condition in hospital.

Her injuries are said to be not life-threatening.

The 33-year-old Neigbourhood Response Officer suffered gunshot injuries to her face, neck and right hand when she and a male colleague went to investigate reports of a disturbance in the Hyde Park area of Leeds just after 4am.