A car thief has this morning admitted mowing down a police officer with his own patrol car, leaving him with "life-changing" injuries.
PC Gareth Phillips, 42, was left with a shattered pelvis and could be in hospital for several months after his BMW was hijacked at a traffic stop.
Mubashar Hussain, 29, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to the police officer, as well as 11 other offences at Birmingham Crown Court.
PC Phillips, an officer with West Midlands Police, was injured during a traffic stop in Moseley, Birmingham, on August 10. He was then struck by his own vehicle and at one point was pinned underneath it.
An update on the officer’s condition will be given at the next court appearance.
Hussain, who was banned from driving at the time and has no fixed address, was arrested a mile-and-a-half away in the Sparkbrook area a short time later and was originally charged with attempted murder.
He admitted causing grievous bodily harm, two counts of vehicle theft, dangerous driving, two counts of driving while disqualified, two counts of assault, assaulting an emergency worker, aggravated vehicle-taking, and two charges of having no insurance.
The thefts relate to another incidents where cars had been stolen.
He will be sentenced next month alongside Ahsan Ghafoor, 24, who admitted two counts of car theft.
Ghafoor, also of no fixed address, admitted dangerous driving, having no insurance and driving other than in accordance with a licence.
The pair have been remanded in custody until a sentencing hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on October 15.
