A policeman was left bleeding after being bitten by a yob during a night of violence in Birmingham.

The officer was viciously bitten through his coat in a night that also saw another three other cops attacked.

He now faces ‘three months of worry’ as he waits for the all clear from diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C.

Four West Midland Police Officers were attacked last night (Picture:)

The West Midlands Police Response Twitter account posted a picture of the injured officer’s blood-covered arm last night.


The team tweeted: ‘This is one of four assaults on police this evening. This disgraceful individual bit through the officers coat to cause this injury.



‘Three months of worry before the all-clear.’

A man was in custody awaiting interview concerning the attack and several other offences.

This police officer now faces a three month wait before given the all clear (Picture: ResponseWMP/Twitter)

Police officers and first responders from across the country were disgusted with the attack on one of their own.

Richard Cooke, chairman of the West Midlands Police Federation, demanded all police officers on the beat should be armed with tasers.

He tweeted: ‘Officers are being attacked and physically assaulted daily. ALL our front line should be provided with the option of #taser ASAP.’

This is 1 of 4 assaults on police this evening. This disgraceful individual bit through the officers coat to cause this injury. 3 months of worry before the all clear. #protecttheprotectors#x26crew#wmas#brokenskin pic.twitter.com/kOikitPClw — Force Response (@ResponseWMP) November 6, 2018

The WMP First Contact team tweeted their support, they said: ‘Horrible to see, our thoughts are with all the affected officers and hope they make a quick recovery from the physical, and emotional, harm.’

North West Motorway Police added: ‘That’s shocking, Thoughts with the officer.’

In 2017-2018 police officers in Birmingham were assaulted 452 times in 2017-18, with 162 attacks resulting in injury to an officer.

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