There have been a spate of attacks on police in the area in recent weeks and District Commander, Superintendent Norman Haslett called each one 'shameful and unacceptable'
PSNI officers were bitten, punched and had blood spat in their faces in a "nasty" assault while accompanying a patient in hospital.
It is the latest in a spate of attacks on police in the area in recent weeks and District Commander, Superintendent Norman Haslett called each one "shameful and unacceptable"In Newry Mourne and Down, 17 police officers were injured in attacks during the course of their duties in December. “While we come to work knowing we could be faced with difficult and dangerous situations, it is completely unacceptable that our officers should be assaulted and verbally berated in the most shocking ways for simply doing their jobs."
In this most recent attack, a man lashed out at police within Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry on Wednesday at around 4.45am.
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