A man has been told to expect a prison sentence after admitting assaulting a woman and two police officers.
David James Francis admitted carrying out an assault on a woman in Bishop Auckland on March 8 this year and assaulting two police constables on December 3 last year when he appeared at Durham Crown Court on Monday.
The 36-year-old of Elm Terrace, Bishop Auckland, appeared at the court via link from HMP Durham, where he has been on remand, for a plea hearing. Francis pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a woman, but admitted an alternative charge of unlawful wounding - which was accepted by prosecutor Paul Newcombe.
