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British conman accused of ramming police with car goes on trial in France

British conman accused of ramming police with car goes on trial in France

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.

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