This is the moment a man spat blood into the face of a police officer after being arrested during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The clip, shared by West Midlands Police on Friday, shows 41-year-old Temisan Oritsejafor spitting at PC Annie Napier after he was arrested at a block of flats in Coventry on April 18.
Napier suffered no ill-effects from the attack, the force said in a statement.
Oritsejafor, who was arrested in Attoxhall Road, Wyken, was already on bail for assaulting another officer just weeks earlier.
He has since pleaded guilty to two counts of assault on an emergency worker and a further charge of assault.
The 41-year-old has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing at Warwick Crown Court at a later date, and now faces "a significant prison term", West Midlands Police said.
Commenting on the case, PC Napier said: “As frontline officers, we know that we put ourselves in potential danger, but we now face the added risk of Covid-19 infection, which then also puts our families at risk.
“It’s a shock when someone spits in your face and very unpleasant, so I’m pleased the force and the courts take these assaults so seriously.”
Superintendent Jenny Skryme added: “It is vulgar and unacceptable to spit at anybody, but even more so a key worker who is putting themselves at risk to keep people safe and catch criminals.
“Our officers are bravely and repeatedly on the front line despite the understandable safety concerns across the country.
“This type of assault on our staff is deplorable and shouldn’t, and won’t, be tolerated.”
