A man has been jailed for injuring four police officers and a serving police dog by throwing a firework at them before a Bristol Rovers' match.
Lewis Hill pleaded guilty to four counts of assaulting an emergency worker and one count of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. A court heard that on January 22 last year, ahead of the Swindon Town match against Bristol Rovers, the 22-year-old threw a firework towards several police officers, which subsequently exploded at their feet.
He was sentenced last Thursday (06/04) in a hearing at Swindon Magistrates’ Court. Insp Reed, T/Insp Fay, PC Miller and SPT England fortunately only suffered temporary injuries, while PD Ross suffered burns to his nose. He has since returned to work as a police dog.
