Police charge man, 29, with assault after female officer, 21, is left with teeth marks on her arm following attack while responding to a suspect ignoring lockdown rules
- The officer was attacked responding to reports of a disturbance in Rochdale
- The man punched two officers, including the officer he bit on Thursday
- Christopher Hill was charged with criminal damage and two counts of assault
- The 29-year-old will appear tomorrow at Manchester Magistrates’ Court
A man has been charged with assaulting two police officers including biting one female officer on the arm while allegedly breaching the coronovirus lockddown regulations.
Christopher Hill, 29, of no fixed abode, has been charged with two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker and one count of criminal damage.
He his accused of attacking the two officers on Drake Street, Rochdale on Thursday.
The Greater Manchester Police officer was bitten while responding to reports of a street disturbance in Rochdale
Hill, 29, is alleged to have punched the two officers before biting the female officer on the upper arm.
Hill has been remanded in custody to appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.
Officers attempted to explain to the man in line with government guidelines he should not be visiting other people’s homes.
He punched two officers, including the constable he bit which left teeth marks.
It comes as police across UK have been clamping down on Britons flouting lockdown with people having barbecues on Brighton beach and sunbathing in Hyde Park.
Last weekend a south London park closed after 3,000 people visited despite the government’s plea for people to stay indoors.
The officer had to go to hospital after the incident on Thursday around 6.40pm. She was later discharged.
She had been delivering Easter eggs to children days earlier while out on patrol, GMP said.
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins later tweeted: ‘Words fail me when it comes to some people’s behaviour.
‘This is shocking at the best of times, but during a Coronavirus Pandemic this is just the lowest of the low.
‘I trust the CPS & Court will now do what we all expect of them!’
Home Secretary Priti Patel retweeted the message.
A Chief Constable said yesterday that the police could soon look through people’s shopping items for ‘essential items’ and impose road blocks if the lockdown wasn’t taken seriously.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the Government was not considering more stringent lockdown restrictions.
Officers attempted to explain to the man that he should not be visiting other people’s homes during coronavirus lockdown. He lashed out by punching two police officers, including the one he bit
Hundreds of people, including these two pictured today in London’s Hyde Park, continued to ignore the lockdown rules to take advantage of the sunny weather
The widespread action in public places, pictured, comes as Downing Street has been forced to warn police officers against ‘heavy-handed’ lockdown tactics
A substantial police presence has been in force throughout the day, pictured, to crack down on those flouting the rules
