CCTV captures moment police officer knocked unconscious by headbutt

CCTV showed the moment a man headbutted a police officer so hard both men were knocked unconscious.

Liam Moriarty, 31, broke special constable Jack Capener's nose and spat in the face of another officer on 6 September 2025.

The attack took place at Bedford Hospital, where he had been taken after his arrest for involvement in a car crash in Shelford.

He also caused more than £5,000 of damage to hospital equipment.

Moriarty, of no fixed address, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm, two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and criminal damage, and was jailed for two and a half years at Luton Crown Court on 27 February.

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