Staffordshire Police thanks public members for saving the lady officer

by Alia Tabassum

A lady police officer got attacked in Stafford Town Centre. Police thanks the two heroes passerby for helping the officer.

The attacker aged 34, was arrested and charged with murder attempt.

The police officer came to Stafford Town Centre, in the search of a missing person on Sunday. She came across Darren Neil Rook, who attacked officer at the St Merys Place, Stafford around 6:15 PM.

Two members of the public came forward to aid officer, pulled the man off the officer and restrained the attacker until more officers arrived to provide backup.

The Staffordshire Police appreciated the heroic step of the two members of the public. Without their intervention, the incident could have resulted in much more serious outcome for the officer who escaped with the relatively minor injuries, says police.