A police officer bitten by a suspected offender whilst helping
his fellow officers in restraining him was held to be "acting
in the execution of his duty" for the purposes of the Police
Act 1996.
Whilst the initial actions of his colleagues in restraining the
man were deemed to be unlawful, the officer was found to have an
independent justification for his intervention in order to prevent
those colleagues from being assaulted.
The High Court distinguished this matter from Cumberbatch v
Crown Prosecution Service; Ali v Director of Public
Prosecutions [2009] EWHC 3353 (Admin).
Background
The appellant, Corey Dixon, was cycling early on 26 March 2017
in Willesden, when seen by three police constables patrolling in an
unmarked vehicle.
