Call for all police to carry Tasers after female officer punched in throat making Walsall arrest
The chair of the West Midlands Police Federation has called for Tasers to be given to all serving officers, after a female police officer was punched in the throat while trying to arrest a domestic abuse suspect.
The incident happened on Wednesday in Walsall, leaving the officer struggling for breath. She was unable to finish the rest of her shift as a result of the assault.
Chair of the West Midlands Police Federation, Sergeant Richard Cooke, told the Express & Star that the assault made him feel "sick" and that all police officers should be given Tasers to lessen the risk of them being assaulted.
Sergeant Cooke said: "It happened to a colleague who was just trying to do her duty. A throat punch is very frightening in the moment.
"Unfortunately, this is what we are seeing across the force, police officers are being targeted increasingly by violent criminals and it does have an effect.
