Police chief issues plea as officer watches thug who left him black-and-blue walk free after just 82 days

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Police chief issues plea as officer watches thug who left him black-and-blue walk free after just 82 days.

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A police chief has issued a warning that police will become "caretakers in the community for criminals", as an officer sees thugs who left him unable to walk go free after less than three months in a young offender institution.Brian Booth, deputy national chairman of the Police Federation, has said that crime will become rife with the lack of deterrents.

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The federation represents over 145,000 officers, with the warnings coming after a man, sentenced for three years, only served three months for the attack on Officer Ryan Davis.Mr Davis was attacked by a father and son, who punched, kicked, and stamped on him as well as strangling him until he was almost unconscious.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He suffered a broken leg, fractures, a dislocated ankle, and damage to his eye.Alex Quinn, 20, was sentenced to three years and ten months in a young offenders' institute, but was released after just 82 days.Mr Booth has now written to Justice Secretary David Lammy to warn of the "growing...

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