Police officer seriously injured responding to incident in Scunthorpe
It happened yesterday afternoon (14 May).
Last updated 15th May 2021
A police officer is in hospital, after becoming seriously injured responding to an incident in Scunthorpe.
The Home Secretary has branded the attack as shocking and senseless''.
It happened at a college at around 2.40pm on Friday.
The force said two officers were in attendance at the premises responding to another incident when the reported assault took place.
A 15-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man were taken into custody on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.
On Saturday, Home Secretary Priti Patel tweeted: A shocking and senseless attack on a police officer yesterday.
Assaulting our frontline emergency services is totally unacceptable.
Wishing the officer a speedy recovery.''
In a statement, Humberside Police said: "This is an isolated incident and there is no wider threat to the public.
"A scene guard remains in place whilst we continue to progress our enquiries."