Cop ‘stabbed in the face with a pen’

A homeless man has denied trying to murder an on-duty female police officer who was stabbed in the face with a pen. PC Alexandra Dobbs was attacked while she was making an arrest in Manor Park Crescent, Edgware, northwest London, at around 10.25am on August 16. Adrian Popa, 39, appeared at the Old Bailey today (tues) via video-link from custody charged with attempted murder. He spoke only to confirm his details and add: ‘I can’t hear properly. I have problems…