A tentative trial date has been set for a man charged with attempted murder after an Edmonton police officer was attacked.
Abdulahi Hasan Sharif faces 12 charges, including a new one of aggravated assault, related to the attack outside Commonwealth Stadium last September.
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Sharif appeared via video link in Court of Queen’s Bench on Friday after waiving a preliminary hearing and choosing to go directly to trial.
Court heard a trial has tentatively been set for 20 days starting on Oct. 15, 2019.
The date will have to be confirmed because Sharif is expected to change lawyers.
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He has not entered a plea and struggled to understand court proceedings after a Somali interpreter didn’t show up.
Some of the charges stem from a police pursuit of a speeding cube van that hit and injured four pedestrians in downtown Edmonton hours after the police officer was attacked.