A man tackled a police officer to the ground twice because he believed he was being 'wrongfully' arrested after breaking Covid lockdown restrictions.
Daniel Carr, 37, injured two police officers after they tried to arrest him for organising an event in a Heywood park which breached Covid restrictions in February 2021. The court heard how Carr had advertised the event on social media in the weeks leading up to it as a gathering to 'help each other's health and wellbeing', offering free martial arts lessons to children.
Appearing at Minshull Street Crown Court on Tuesday morning, Carr told Judge Angela Nield he 'took full responsibility' for his actions that day, in which he caused injury to PC Mahmood's shoulder and PC Zeb's wrist. He told the court his 'intention that day' was to 'help people struggling with their mental health' during the pandemic, and pleaded guilty to a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm.
