A man on a night out was captured on CCTV attacking police officers. Adam Martelette was spared jail earlier this month after assaulting five officers in Cardiff city centre, causing injuries including a lost tooth and possible broken nose. Now the Crown Prosecution Service has released footage showing how the incident unfolded.
Cardiff Crown Court heard that Martelette, 26, went out drinking on the night of April 30 last year following a charity boxing match. While on Mill Lane he saw his younger brother being arrested in connection to another matter. When his brother called his name, Martelette approached and punched an officer twice to the face, causing swelling to their nose and eye. Martelette pushed another officer into a metal box, causing a cut, and punched a third officer to the head.
He then punched a fourth officer "a number of times" to the stomach and head, breaking a tooth. Eventually Martelette was felled by a police Taser but reacted by spitting at the officers and telling one he would "bite the f*** out of your face", then biting his finger.
