A violent man grieving over his dead grandfather attacked the police who tried to arrest him

A man who became aggressive towards his family after learning his grandfather had died assaulted a police officer who tried to arrest him, leaving him with a cut on his arm. Tiraj Patel, 25, also spat at the Leicestershire Police officer around five times during the arrest at Patel’s family home in Egerton Avenue, near Abbey Lane in Leicester.

Patel appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (July 17) where he admitted assault by beating an emergency worker. Prosecutor Vishal Patel told the court: “On June 21, the police were called to a domestic complaint by the defendant’s family member.

“When the police entered, one of the family members detained the defendant on the stairs. The police made the decision to arrest the defendant, and he objected to the handcuffs being placed on him.

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“He was warned that he would be taken to the ground if he continued and this made the defendant more violent and he spat at the officer five times and then reached out and grabbed the officer’s stabbing vest and caused him to fall to ground and cut. his arm.

“The defendant then shouted, ‘Your mother is going to hell.’ He said Patel had four previous offenses on his record.

Sehar Raja, representing Patel, told magistrates: “His grandfather was terminally ill and died that week. He had a very close relationship with him.”

She said Patel was also going through a dispute with his employer at the time and was drinking daily while off duty. She said her client also stopped taking his schizophrenia medication at that time, but has since received additional help from his doctor and reconciled with his family.

She said: “He is extremely remorseful and ashamed of his actions. It was out of character and he wasn’t thinking straight at the time. He still lives with his parents and has a better relationship with his family now.”

Magistrates gave Patel a 12-month community order with 60 hours of unpaid work. He will also have to pay £85 costs and a £114 victim surcharge.