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27.01.2022 - 15:14 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A ‘despicable’ man has been jailed after assaulting four police officers at Manchester Victoria Station.
Nathan Hughes, of Avondale Court, Rochdale, was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to assault and resisting arrest.
Before midnight on December 14, 2021, officers attempted to arrest Hughes, 23, for criminal damage at Victoria Station.
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But a sentencing at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court heard how Hughes quickly became 'erratic and aggressive' in what was described as a 'despicable act of violence'.
As an British Transport Police officer attempted to handcuff Hughes, he resisted arrest and punched him in the face before taking his handcuffs.
Another officer then stepped in and used her captor spray to subdue Hughes.
Once handcuffed he attempted to take the officer’s spray and taser in an attempt to use them against the officers.
The officers called an ambulance when Hughes told them he had swallowed three bags of heroin.
Officers then made the decision to take Hughes to hospital in a patrol car as he continued to be aggressive.
Hughes then assaulted another officer, kicking him and dislocating his shoulder.
Once at hospital, Hughes became erratic and aggressive again where he spat at officers and tried to bite them.
Appearing at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on January 18, Hughes pleaded guilty to four counts of assaulting an emergency worker and resisting arrest.
He was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison and ordered to pay £250 compensation.
Chief Inspector Lorna McEwan said: “This was a despicable act of violence against officers who were simply doing their duty. Police officers, like
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