A man headbutted a police officer who was trying to assist him after he threatened self-harm, resulting in injuries to the officer.
Pontypool: So, there was this wild incident where a guy named Lee Griffiths, 31, headbutted a police officer. The officer was just trying to help him out after he was found with a knife to his throat. Crazy, right?
This all went down on July 29, 2023. The police showed up because they were worried about Griffiths. When they got there, he was in a pretty bad state, holding a knife and saying he wanted to end it all.
Luckily, the officers managed to calm him down and put him in handcuffs to check if he still had the knife. But out of nowhere, he headbutted PC Jack Droogan. The officer ended up with a cut near his eye, which is just awful.
After the incident, PC Droogan had to go to the hospital for treatment. He said he felt really uneasy going back to work and now prefers to have a buddy with him when responding to calls.
Griffiths, who lives in Varteg, pleaded guilty to assault. He’s had some trouble with the law before, including resisting arrest. In court, it came out that he was on a high dose of steroids and felt bad about what he did.
He’s even trying to turn his life around by studying law at the University of South Wales. The judge gave him a suspended sentence of 10 months and told him to get some help for his mental health.
