Violent Attack Captured on Video
This was the shocking moment a violent thug punched a police officer before throwing boiling water over a second as they tried to detain him at his Birmingham home. John Davies, 58, carried out the horrendous assault, which was caught on camera.
Officers Called to Disturbance
Two officers were called to a disturbance at Davies' address in Winson Green where they found he had cornered another man against his garden fence. The second man warned officers that Davies had a knife when the pair were split up.
Davies denied having a knife before throwing the contents of a hot drink he had made into the face of the man he had been arguing with. The thug then punched one of the officers in the face before grabbing his recently-boiled kettle and pouring its contents over the other.
Female Officer Scalded
The female officer scalded by the water was left with blistering over her shoulders, back and neck from the attack. She was heard telling her colleagues: "I need an ambo. I've been scalded with a kettle."
Davies was arrested and charged. He later admitted maliciously wounding the PC he had scalded with intent to resist arrest, assaulting the officer he had punched, and assaulting the man involved in the argument.
Sentence Handed Down
Davies, of Talbot Street, Winson Green, was sentenced to 14-and-a-half years at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday, June 26. He was given an extended licence period of four years.
Det Con Manpreet Sidhu, from West Midlands Police's neighbourhood team in Bournville, said: "This was a horrendous attack on two officers going about their duties. You can see from the footage that Davies put up a struggle and it took many officers to restrain him so that he could be brought into custody.
"One of the officers involved suffered significant injuries and has only recently been able to return to work following this assault. No one should have to face this level of violence simply for doing their job. I hope the sentence delivered to Davies provides some justice for those involved. This will have a lasting impact on the officers but Davies is where he firmly belongs - in prison."
