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Police officer attacked by mother of man being arrested

A police officer has been clawed in the face by the mother of a man being arrested for threats to kill.

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The officers from West Midlands Police Force Response were escorting the man down a set of stairs in Wolverhampton today when his mother started the attack.

The injured officer almost fell down the stairs and into a glass cabinet during the attack.

West Midlands Police Force Response tweeted saying: "Officers on A unit Wolverhampton have today arrested a man wanted for threats to kill, during the arrest officers have walked him down stairs and his mother has clawed at the officers face almost causing them to fall downstairs into a glass cabinet. This will not be tolerated."