Robert Hendy-Freegard, the subject of a Netflix documentary, denies deliberately hitting two officers
A British conman who featured in a Netflix documentary has denied deliberately ramming two French police officers with his car as he attempted a getaway, as he appeared in court on Thursday.
Robert Hendy-Freegard, 53, nicknamed the Puppet Master because of his career as a serial swindler, allegedly made his escape after injuring the gendarmes at his home in the Creuse, in central France.