Officer attacked in Costa Blanca prison psychiatric unit

THE man accused of wounding a policeman in Torrevieja last week has assaulted an officer at Fontcalent Prison’s Psychiatric Hospital.

The man was being admitted for assessment at the psychiatric unit after assaulting the police officer in a catering establishment in Torrevieja and attempting to stab him.

In the unit he attacked the worker, kicking and punching him as two colleagues had to fight him off. The officer was admitted to hospital for treatment to his injuries.