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11/10/2004
Officer injured in brick attack
A police officer has been injured after being attacked in Londonderry at the weekend.
The officer was responding to a call at a house in the Shantallow area of the city on Sunday when he was struck from behind by a brick.
He received cuts and extensive bruising to his arm during the incident after being called to the area following concerns over the health of a resident.
Police forced entry to the house but the woman was not there at the time.
(MB/GMCG)
The officer was responding to a call at a house in the Shantallow area of the city on Sunday when he was struck from behind by a brick.
He received cuts and extensive bruising to his arm during the incident after being called to the area following concerns over the health of a resident.
Police forced entry to the house but the woman was not there at the time.
(MB/GMCG)
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