A DRUNKEN yob bit a policeman on the face while trying to escape arrest.
Alan Reid, aged 35, of Trafford Avenue, Bewsey, bit the officer's left cheek during a struggle in Frederick Street last August.
Sgt Caswell and Reid fell to the floor and Reid, who had 22 previous convictions, including assaulting a police officer, bit the sergeant who punched him twice in the face in defence, Warrington Crown Court heard on Friday.
Reid pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm. He had already served five months in custody and was sentenced to a community order under supervision.
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