Accused Knifeman ‘refuses to leave cell’

A knifeman accused of assaulting a police officer has refused to appear in court. Kane Webb, 39, is charged with possessing a kitchen knife as an offensive weapon, possessing a bladed article and assaulting an emergency worker in Norley Vale, Putney, on March 23. He was due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court but District Judge Andrew Sweeney was told he has refused to leave his cell due to mental health and physical issues. Webb, of Westmark Point, Wandsworth, was…