A GWENT Police officer has told of a difficult few months during which he has been unable to see his family after he was bitten by a man.
Alex Godfrey, aged 34, of Clare Street in Cardiff, was sentenced at Newport Crown Court on Thursday April 22, for biting custody officer Robert Holbrook on October 31 in Monmouth last year.
Godfrey, who was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time of the incident, was seen knocking on doors in the town and being a general nuisance in the early hours of the morning.
Thomas Stanway, prosecuting, told the court how it took several officers to restrain Godfrey, who also had to wear a spit proof head cover during the ordeal.