Posted: Wed 15th Jan 2025

Man who bit off part of North Wales Police officer’s ear jailed

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales

A 40-year-old man who attacked a police officer has been jailed.

Kevin Humphrey Jones, of Pen Y Bry, Dwyran. Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court today, Tuesday January 14th, having admitted a charge of wounding as he resisted arrest.

Shortly after midnight on December 8, PC James Marsden and a colleague were responding to a report of a domestic assault in Llangefni when Jones began resisting arrest.

 

During the struggle, Jones pinned PC Marsden down before biting a piece of his ear off.

Another officer pulled Jones away from PC Marsden before placing him in handcuffs.

The officer was taken to hospital where he was told the cartilage of his ear had suffered such damage, his ear would be permanently disfigured.

PC James Marsden's ear injury
PC James Marsden’s ear injury

Jones was jailed for three years and four months for the incident.

Detective Constable Leslie Ellis said: “Being assaulted is not and never will be part of the job.

“No assault on any emergency service worker is ever acceptable and offenders will be dealt with robustly.

“PC Marsden suffered an injury that will never heal as he tried to protect someone who needed help.

“He had to go home to his loved ones and explain to his pregnant partner what had happened whilst on duty.

“Once told he would need to take time off work, one of his first concerns was the impact this would have on his team’s ability to respond to further emergencies on Anglesey.

“This will no doubt have a lasting impact, not only on PC Marsden, but on his colleagues and family as well.

“I would urge members of the public to call out violence towards any emergency worker, who attend work everyday to face danger to help and protect you.”

Lewis Davies, General Secretary and Treasurer of the North Wales Police Federation also commented: “We welcome the sentence passed today following the disgusting assault against our member PC James Marsden who was injured whilst doing his job and serving the public.

“We have been vocal both locally and nationally that attacks on our officers should never be accepted as “part of the job” and that sentencing needs to improve to serve as a deterrent.

“We continue to support James and his family as he recovers from his injuries.”

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