Police Officer's Nose Busted By Prisoner's Flying Elbow

A violent prisoner, who elbowed a police officer in the face – breaking his nose – while standing at the station's custody counter has been jailed for twenty months.

Mubarik Cadani, 31, of Sparrow Farm Drive, Hounslow, pleaded guilty to inflicting actual bodily harm when he appeared at Isleworth Crown Court.

The court heard how on Tuesday, August 21, last year Cadani was arrested for assault and taken to Hounslow Police Station.

While in custody, Cadani hit PC James McGahan’s face with his elbow, causing a broken nose.

PC McGahan subsequently missed two weeks of work due to the injury.

CCTV footage of the attack shows how Cadani launched the attack, completely unprovoked, as he stood at the custody counter.

Investigating Officer Detective Constable David Payne from the Metropolitan Police West Area Safeguarding team said: “This is a sickening, vicious assault on a police officer who was simply doing his job, working to protect vulnerable people.

“We have released footage of the assault to show the levels of violence police officers are faced with on a daily basis.

“We are happy with the sentence given by the judge today which reflect that assaults against any public service workers are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”