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A six-year-old girl has drawn a picture to thank police for putting their lives on the line arresting a man who allegedly assaulted her.

According to reports, the girl had been kicked from behind by a man near a scout hut in Shipston last weekend.

She suffered injuries to her arms and legs in the fall.

When police investigating the bizarre incident went to arrest a man on August 8 they were attacked with an eight inch kitchen knife.

Pc Craig Purcell, from the Shipston safer neighbourhood team, said: “I located the male at a Shipston address but he refused to come out of the house.

“With no other police units available to assist, I called PCSO Andy Steventon who had finished work earlier in the day and he came back in from his home address to assist.

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“Andy made use of the police drone to cordon the property from the rear while I remained at the front and Stratford District Council CCTV covered the side.

“Noticing the drone to the rear and without notice the male ran from the property towards me brandishing a kitchen knife with an eight inch blade.”

PC Purcell was unable to arrest the man as he ran towards him with the weapon. He ran into Shipston town centre, but was later chased back to his home where he hid for an hour.

The officer added: “Police resources were diverted to the address and a negotiator called, but prior to their arrival we were able to convince the male to come out peacefully and without further incident.”

The man was arrested and held in Leamington before being charged with assault of the six-year-old girl, assault of another female during July 2016 and possession of a knife in a public place.

The man has been remanded in custody until he stands trial at Warwick Crown Court on September 8.

Pc Purcell said he received a picture from the little girl: “It came with a letter in which she thanked us for “putting the bad man in prison,” and clearly depicts the arrest as it happened.”