Chelmsford: Police officer suffers concussion after egg thrown at his head
Written by News on 15/05/2020
A police officer has suffered a concussion after being hit in the head with an egg.
Essex Police said the officer, who was wearing his cap and uniform at the time, was walking back to his vehicle in Melbourne Avenue in Chelmsford when he was hit.
The officer went to hospital after the incident, which took place on Saturday 9 May at about 1.45pm, but did not require time off work.
The incident is now being treated as assault of an emergency worker.
The force is searching for anyone who witnessed the attack to come forward with information.
They are particularly interested in talking to anyone with CCTV footage of the incident.
A spokeswoman for Essex Police said: “No arrested have been made, we are appealing for any witness that could help us with the investigation.”
Anyone with any information should ring 101 quoting crime reference 42/66153/20.
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