PC Rowan Knight was acting in self-defence when he tried to arrest a suspect, a judge rules.
A police officer has been cleared of assault after a judge ruled he acted in self-defence when he tried to arrest a suspect in Cardiff.to assaulting Christian Summers while on duty in Northern Avenue, Whitchurch.
Cardiff Magistrates' Court was told Mr Summers "clearly" gouged PC Knight's eye as he tried to arrest him for being drunk and disorderly in January.District Judge David Webster said: "Christian Summers had his hand over the face of the defendant and the footage clearly shows the middle finger was clearly some distance into the eye socket.
"Had the defendant had the opportunity to punch unobstructed then, given his size, he would have caused significant injury to the witness," he added.After the hearing, the Independent Office for Police Conduct said: "After careful consideration of the evidence, including body worn video footage of the incident and accounts from the man who was arrested and officers present, we passed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service who authorised a charge of assault.
"At the conclusion of our investigation, we also formed the view that PC Knight has a disciplinary case to answer for gross misconduct, which South Wales Police agreed with.
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