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Jan 2021
A Harrogate police officer has described how he lay in “overwhelming pain” after being assaulted so badly he couldn't work for six months.
Traffic Constable David Minto suffered fractures and extensive ligament damage to his lower leg when he was attacked by Harrogate man Shane Povey.
As he crawled to safety, other officers arrested Povey.
TC Minto, who works in the roads policing group, was taken to hospital where he was treated for a complicated ankle fracture with extensive ligament damage, which had to be pinned.
Povey, 38, of Dene Park, Harrogate, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.
He was convicted of grievous bodily harm against TC Minto, and also the harassment of a woman and possessing a weapon, which accounted for a longer sentence. He received a 10-year restraining order for the harassment.
The attack took place on 31 July 2019. TC Minto returned to work in January last year on restricted duties until April.
North Yorkshire Police figures show that in the last month, 36 arrests have been made following assaults on emergency service personnel – an average of more than one a day.
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