Man who attacked police officer and public fined

Footage showed the man react badly when he was asked if he needed help

A 37-year-old man has been ordered to pay nearly £1,500 after assaulting four members of the public and an emergency services worker.

The man from Peterborough was found in Broadway in the city centre on 2 June by a group of men, who asked if he needed help. He responded aggressively and headbutted one of the group before punching him in the head.

He continued to throw punches and attack three people before he was restrained and arrested by an officer who was patrolling the area at the time.

He appeared at Peterborough Magistrates' Court on 21 June, when he was told he needed to pay £1,426 including compensation and a fine.

The man headbutted a second member of the group before proceeding to punch another in the head.

He continued to throw punches at the group before they walked away.

The man was restrained by Sgt Andrew Watson after he punched a woman in the back and then punched Sgt Watson in the face.

He resisted arrest when members of the public stepped in to help until further police officers arrived.

'Unprovoked attacks'

Sgt Watson said the man's behaviour was "completely unacceptable".

He said: "He carried out unprovoked attacks on people who were offering him help, before turning on a woman and myself.

"Being a police officer, we all accept the risk we put ourselves in each time we come to work, even more so when we are single-crewed."

He thanked the men who helped restrain the man until officers arrived.