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| Man faces trial over letter bombs | Man faces trial over letter bombs |
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| A primary school caretaker is to go on trial, charged with sending explosive devices through the post. | A primary school caretaker is to go on trial, charged with sending explosive devices through the post. |
| Miles Cooper, 27, from Cambridge, denies sending letter bombs to addresses across Britain in January and February, injuring eight people. | Miles Cooper, 27, from Cambridge, denies sending letter bombs to addresses across Britain in January and February, injuring eight people. |
| It is alleged they were sent to addresses in Kent, Oxfordshire, London, Swansea, Birmingham and Berkshire. | It is alleged they were sent to addresses in Kent, Oxfordshire, London, Swansea, Birmingham and Berkshire. |
| In May, he pleaded not guilty to 11 charges under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 at Oxford Crown Court. | In May, he pleaded not guilty to 11 charges under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 at Oxford Crown Court. |
| They included eight counts of causing harm to people with explosives, two of intending to cause harm and one of making an explosive substance. | They included eight counts of causing harm to people with explosives, two of intending to cause harm and one of making an explosive substance. |
| The charges are: | The charges are: |
| Using an explosive substance in January to "maim or disable" Michelle Evans at a laboratory in Abingdon, Oxfordshire | |
| Sending an explosive substance with intent to harm in Abingdon, and another to a laboratory in Birmingham | Sending an explosive substance with intent to harm in Abingdon, and another to a laboratory in Birmingham |
| Causing bodily harm in February to Michael and Rosemary Wingfield at an address in Folkestone, Kent | Causing bodily harm in February to Michael and Rosemary Wingfield at an address in Folkestone, Kent |
| Causing bodily harm to Maja Kurowald on 5 February at Capita offices - which runs London's congestion charging scheme | Causing bodily harm to Maja Kurowald on 5 February at Capita offices - which runs London's congestion charging scheme |
| Causing bodily harm to Richard Gorringe at an accountancy firm in Wokingham, Berkshire | Causing bodily harm to Richard Gorringe at an accountancy firm in Wokingham, Berkshire |
| Causing bodily harm to Karen Andrews on 7 February at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea | Causing bodily harm to Karen Andrews on 7 February at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea |
| Causing harm to Jean Porter and Christopher Phillips on the same day | Causing harm to Jean Porter and Christopher Phillips on the same day |
| Making or possessing an explosive substance on 1 February | Making or possessing an explosive substance on 1 February |