Man jailed for spitting blood at Greater Manchester officers

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Man jailed for spitting blood at Greater Manchester officers

A man who spat blood in the faces of Greater Manchester Police officers while shouting he had coronavirus has been jailed for two years.

Date - 30th June 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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Two of the officers were left traumatised by the incident and the stress of awaiting the results of their COVID-19 tests, but both returned to work the next day. Samuel Konneh, 39, had approached a female friend in the street who he had...

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