A female police officer broke down in tears after a thug spat blood in her eyes while she was arresting him.
41-year-old Temisan Oritsejafor spat on PC Annie Napier as she arrested him for attacking his neighbor.
Bodycam footage reveals Oritsejafor spitting at her while he was being detained at his apartment in Coventry. According to reports, he was on bail for a previous attack on another police officer.
PC Napier can be heard saying “he got me in my eye, I’m alright, I’m just worried about coronavirus” as they try to comfort her.
Oritsejafor, who is bipolar and suffers from schizophrenia, was remanded in custody and told to anticipate a significant jail sentence.
“As frontline officers, we know that we put ourselves in potential danger, but we now face the added risk of Covid-19 infection which then also puts our families at risk,” PC Napier said.
“It’s a shock when someone spits in your face and very unpleasant, so I’m pleased the force and the courts take these assaults so seriously.”
Superintendent Jenny Skryme also said: “It is vulgar and unacceptable to spit at anybody, but even more so a key worker who is putting themselves at risk to keep people safe and catch criminals.
“Our officers are bravely and repeatedly on the frontline despite the understandable safety concerns across the country. This type of assault on our staff is deplorable and shouldn’t, and won’t be, tolerated.”
In a separate case, Zeb Fitts, 25, was imprisoned for 8 months for spitting at two nurses while he was being treated. His behavior was called ‘utterly disgusting and reckless beyond relief.’
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