Two officers stabbed over bus ticket check

Published on Wednesday 15 December 2010 18:30

Two police officers were stabbed after stopping a man to check he had paid his bus fare.

The attack took place at a bus stop in Ealing, London, at about 3pm yesterday. A police constable suffered a slash wound to his throat and a police community support officer suffered stab wounds to his head as he wrestled with the attacker, in his 30s. Both officers remain in hospital in a stable condition. A radio check revealed that the attacker, who was arrested, was wanted for recall to prison.

The officers were part of an operation checking bus tickets.