of assaulting his wife.

Reed, of Gladwin House, Point Finger Road, appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

He was charged with "unlawfully assaulting Catherine Reed and thereby did her bodily harm'' on February 1 this year in Pembroke.

Reed, a doctor at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, pleaded not guilty to the charge and Senior Magistrate Will Francis set a September 2 trial date.

Reed was represented by lawyer Mark Pettingill and Sgt. Phil Taylor appeared for the Police. Bail was set at $500.