PSNI says one officer had 'clumps' of hair pulled out during incident
Two police officers have been assaulted as they went to investigate the theft of a "significant amount of meat" in Ballymena .
Read more: Derry incident sees two police cars 'rammed' and officers injured after car 'driving dangerously'Two people, a woman aged 32 and a man aged 40, were later arrested before they allegedly assaulted two officers. One officer was struck in the face by the woman who used her handcuffs as a weapon and pulled clumps out of the officer's hair, the police say.
“When officers sighted the individuals involved, they attempted to make off on foot before being pursued. Two individuals were detained, a woman aged 32 and a man aged 40, before they subsequently assaulted the officers.
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