The figures were confirmed by the Chief Constable on Monday.
Simon Byrne tweeted out the shocking figure on Monday, saying all the incidents had been reported in the past seven days.
The injuries sustained by officers were spread across 30 different incidents in the course of their duties."The injuries include broken fingers, a dislocated knee and several officers being spat on," the Chief Constable confirmed.There were also reports of attacks on police officers at the start of January.During the course of that altercation, two of the officers were bitten on the leg, one was punched in the face and two officers also had blood spat in their face.
The previous month, December, 2022, saw 17 officers injured in the course of their duties in the Newry Mourne and Down district. In one of those weekends in December, six constables were punched, kicked and headbutted. Some required hospital treatment and a small number had to take some time off work to heal from their injuries.For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here.
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