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A woman in a wheelchair was punched in the head and sprayed with a fire extinguisher after trying to block protesters – allegedly with a knife in her hand – during the George Floyd riots in Minneapolis last night. The woman claimed she was ‘peacefully protesting’ to stop people from looting a Target store, but … Read more
A police officer who was falsely accused of assault by a 14-year-old boy two years ago will finally be able to return to his frontline duties. PC Paul Evans, 52, from Bridgend, South Wales, a hate crime officer in the community engagement team for South Wales Police, was left having to prove the schoolboy had lied … Read more
Police hunt man after thug smashed glass into the face of pub worker and punched two more The assaults took place inside Three Crowns Pub in Stoke Newington last year Police are now continuing to appeal to identify the thug they want to trace The thug, aged about 30, smashed a glass in the face … Read more
Farmer is punched 15 times and kicked in the ribs after telling Peak District walker to ‘go home’ amid coronavirus lockdown Victim was left shaken and bruised following the beating in Edale, Derbyshire Derbyshire Police shares snap of visitors’ cars still heading to the Peak District ‘Please, please, please, leave us alone,’ begs farmer after … Read more
Former Cabinet Minister Jonathan Aitken famously emerged unscathed from a seven-month stretch inside for perjury and perverting the course of justice. But those halcyon days are over. For I can disclose that, 20 years after his release, he has been subjected to an assault while visiting HMP Pentonville in his new role as an unpaid prison … Read more
Thady Joe Higgins, 41, was punched to the ground after stepping in when an off-road biker started riding dangerously on grassland in Coventry, West Mids A murder probe has been launched after a Good Samaritan who confronted a scrambler bike yob died from a head injury in hospital. Thady Joe Higgins, 41, was punched to … Read more
Shocking moment suspected car thief is punched so hard that he breaks a brick wall as he runs from scene of crash Part of the brick pillar of the garden wall breaks in two because of the force The passerby stops the hoodie wearing man in his tracks as he runs from scene More than … Read more
American Airlines passenger shames a fellow traveller who repeatedly ‘punched’ her seat when she reclined it – but social media is divided over who’s right The passenger, Wendi Williams, was flying from New Orleans to Charlotte She filmed a passenger repeatedly nudging her seat after she reclined Wendi posted clip on Twitter but some said … Read more