A man who assaulted two police officers has been jailed for a year.

Marshall Mitchell was stopped by the two police constables after a report a man of his description had been seen trying to break into a parked car in Ramsgate in the early hours of January 5.

One officer was pushed to the ground when she tried to stop him, causing cuts to her knee, and when the second caught him in Margate Road after a short chase he suffered cuts to his hand and knee following a struggle with the offender.

A search of a bag Marshall was carrying, and a bag he was seen to throw under a parked car, led to two knives being found.

Marshall, 29, of Newington Road, Ramsgate, admitted one count of actual bodily harm, one count of assaulting an emergency service worker and two counts of possessing a knife in a public place.

Police Constable James Absolon, Kent Police’s investigating officer for the case, said: "It is inexcusable that police officers, who above all else seek to protect the public from harm, are assaulted while carrying out their duties.

"Marshall’s offending is further aggravated by the fact he made a conscious decision to carry two knives, one of which was 20cm long with jagged edges.

"There is no good reason to carry such an object in a public place."

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