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Brighton man charged with assaulting two emergency workers

Friday, 22 January 2021 10:21

Police investigating the assault of a doctor and a police officer in Brighton have charged a man.

Officers were called to the Royal Sussex County hospital on Wednesday evening (20th January 2021) to a report that a man had punched an A & E doctor to the floor.

While being arrested, the suspect spat directly in the face of a police officer and was further arrested for assaulting an emergency worker.

Harry Bedford, 20, of Pelham Street, Brighton, is charged with three counts of assaulting an emergency worker and possession of a Class B drug.

He has been remanded to appear at Brighton Magistrates' Court today (Friday 22nd January 2021).

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