A domestic abuser who bit police officers has been jailed for a total of 27 months.
Police were called at 05:11 on Thursday 12th May to reports of a disturbance at an address on Queens Road in Shanklin.
Officers attended the scene and were confronted by 35-year-old Bruno Borges who was aggressive towards police. Before police arrived, Borges had been arguing with a woman known to him and assaulted her multiple times.
Borges became progressively more agitated toward police, and during his arrest, he scratched an officer on her arm and hand, before digging his nails into another officer’s hand. He then assaulted 2 more officers as he was taken out of the property, including biting one of them on the leg.
As he was being carried to the van, he then bit another police officer on the leg.
In a separate incident, on 10th June this year, police received reports of Borges assaulting the same woman again near Cockrams Yard in Newport, knocking her to the floor and chipping her tooth. A witness intervened and knocked Borges to the ground to protect the victim.
As a result of these incidents, Borges was charged with 4 counts of assaulting an emergency worker, assault by beating, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, all of which he pleaded guilty to at previous court hearings.
Appearing at Isle of Wight Crown Court on Thursday 22nd December, he was jailed for 27 months and ordered to pay a £190 victim surcharge.
PC Dave Hughes said:
“Borges is a seriously violent man who shows clear intention to cause harm to everyone around him, including those close to him.
“He continually assaulted a woman, and displayed vile aggressive behaviour towards our officers. Police should not expect to come to work each day to be treated in this disgusting manner, and neither should anyone be subjected to any form of domestic abuse.
“Tackling perpetrators of domestic abuse is an absolute priority for us, and we will do everything in our power to bring abusers to justice and protect vulnerable people. We really want more people to have the confidence to come forward and report this type offending, as we know it can often go unreported.”
I think they should remove his teeth.
They should have knocked his teeth out. That’s how you deal with scum that bites you isn’t it?
Forget the do-gooders, deal with it the way it works!
Happy Christmas Bruno, enjoy your time inside you Muppet.