Police Officer bitten after Deptford arrest
A police officer suffered a bite wound from a suspect arrested in Deptford.
Two men had been arrested for criminal damage. According to police: “upon arrest one of the males decided to bite an officer on the arm. Male still in Custody and further arrested for assault on an Emergency Worker”
Warning – the image below from police is graphic.
#VCTF officer received this horrific injury after two males had been arrested for criminal damage in SE8
Upon arrest one of the males decided to bite an officer on the arm. Male still in Custody and further arrested for assault on an Emergency Worker ^1322T#VCTF #SN20 pic.twitter.com/t3vWLQCeet
— Lewisham MPS (@MPSLewisham) May 19, 2019
The trend in injuries to officers is up. In 2017/18 there were 26,000 – up from 2016/17’s 24,000 estimated assaults across the UK. It was 23,000 in 2015/16.
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Well, it is Deptford
Could have happened anywhere.