A thug who rained “haymaker” punches on a police officer before trying to gouge her eye out has admitted to the assault.
Adam Wright is behind bars after launching the ferocious attack on PC Siobhan Sharkey in Fort William on August 22 last year.
The 23-year-old repeatedly punched the officer in the face before grabbing her in a choke hold which left her struggling to breathe.
The thug, who is from Kent, then stuck his finger into the 25-year-old’s eye in a bid to gouge it from the socket.
The vicious attack only stopped when members of the public pulled the thug off the injured officer, a move which she believes saved her life.
Speaking of her ordeal, Siobhan told the Record: “It was just a routine traffic stop and it went wrong very quickly. It went from zero to 100 in a matter of seconds.
“I really want to thank the members of the public that helped me that day.
“It’s good to know the public has your back and it shows there are decent folk out there that will help.
“They pretty much saved my life that day.”
Siobhan, who has six years service with the police, had pulled Wright over after he was seen driving a car that had been seized by officers days before.
He immediately became aggressive and launched the vicious attack as she attempted to arrest him.
She added: “The main damage was to my eyes where he gouged one of them and scratched them.”
At Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday Sheriff Sara Matheson deferred sentencing until April 2.
