Worthing man arrested for biting police officer after lockdown fine

The paper had previously reported the incident, which happened in Littlehampton.

But Sussex Police has now provided more information.

A force spokesman said a police officer was bitten on his finger as he tried to detain a man for committing a breach of the peace in South Terrace, Littlehampton, in the early hours on Sunday, April 26.

Officers were called to the address after a report of a disturbance and were going to issue a fixed penalty notice to a man for breaching the Covid-19 legislation, police said.

He resisted and as officers tried to detain him he allegedly assaulted one of them, according to police.

A spokesman said: "A 28-year-old man from East Worthing was arrested for committing a breach of a peace and assaulting on an emergency services worker. He was later released under investigation."