Prisoner ‘assaults officers and tries to flee from van’

A prisoner has tried to flee from jail in a jail van.

An officer has been attacked in the course of the incident within the White Hart space of Swindon. The alarm was raised by Secro safety officers on White Hart Roundabout at round 9:45am resulting in roughly a dozen cops being dispatched to the scene.

A person in his 20s, who has not been named on the time of writing was being transported from Swindon Magistrates Court. During the journey, Wiltshire 999s reviews he tried to injure himself.

When safety officers intervened to stop additional harm one among them was assaulted. Following the arrival of police, two officers had been additionally assaulted. In whole, some 10 cop vehicles had been used to circle and encompass the van which got here to a cease on the junction for Oxford Road which is closed on account of a latest home fireplace.

The identical outlet reviews that the inmate has now been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency employee and trying to flee lawful custody and is now again at Gablecross custody for questioning.

the Daily Star has contacted Wiltshire Police for additional data on this story.

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