Woman ‘attacked police officer’ with knife

A WOMAN was arrested for attacking a police officer with a knife.

The assault took place in Bridgehall, Stockport, after police were called to ‘a disturbance over the sale of a dog.’

During the incident, later described as a ‘dispute over payment’ taking place at around 3.10pm on Saturday, December 29 on Astbury Crescent, a woman is alleged to have picked up a knife and made threats.

Police arrived and a male officer was in the process of detaining the woman when he was ‘slashed’ on his hand by a knife. His finger was damaged.

A Greater Manchester police spokesman confirmed that a woman was arrested for affray and assaulting a police officer and was released under investigation pending further enquiries.