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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ellie Ng

Man arrested after police officer assaulted and taken to hospital

PA Wire

A man has been arrested for assaulting a police officer who collapsed and was taken to hospital after being struck while trying to detain his assailant.

According to a statement by the Metropolitan Police, a 32-year-old man confronted officers investigating reports of a disturbance in a building in High Road, Tottenham Hale, north London, at around 12.20pm on Thursday, and struck one of them before leaving the scene.

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