Thugs who attack police are facing calls for tougher sentences after 12 officers were assaulted in the space of just three days.
There are calls for tough punishments after 12 police officers were assaulted last weekend.
Mr Nightingale said: “Last weekend alone 12 West Mercia Police officers were assaulted doing their job. The most recent figures show that in the year up to March 2022 a total of 671 West Mercia Police officers were assaulted – with 207 suffering injuries as a result. West Mercia Police’s Chief Superintendent, Paul Moxley, praised “courageous officers” who put themselves in harm’s way to protect others – but said assaults are too common, and added that the force took a zero-tolerance approach to those who attack police and emergency workers.
“Our courageous officers are always prepared to face the most violent of individuals in order to help protect others and this often puts them directly in harm’s way.
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