A police officer has walked free after a judge ruled that he acted in self-defence when he punched a suspect 10 times during arrest.
PC Rowan Knight, 30, stood accused of assaulting Christian Summers by using excessive force when attempting to detain him for being drunk and disorderly, according to Wales Online.
During the incident, Mr Summers "lunged" at the PC saying: "Who the f*** are you?”, with the officer reacting by taking hold of his neck and restraining him against a police car.
PC Knight told Cardiff Magistrates Court how the suspect then put his fingers in the his eyes as he resisted arrest. He said: “I felt his hand across my face and then I felt extreme pain in my eye.
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