Temisan Oritsejafor, the Nigerian who spit blood into the eyes of a policewoman during his arrest in UK, has been jailed for eight months.
The 41-year-old launched the sickening attack on PC Annie Napier when she arrested him after his neighbors were attacked by him.
The incident happened on April 18, at a block of flats in Coventry.
During the incident, before spatting at PC Annie Napier, Oritsejafor, who sustained a bleeding nose, was seen getting handcuffed in bodycam footage.
At the time, he had been on bail for a previous assault on a police officer, a court heard.
Oritsejafor admitted common assault at Warwick Crown Court in May, and two charges of common assault on emergency workers.
He was jailed for eight months on Thursday, July 2, and ordered to pay a surcharge of £149 for the victim.
Prosecutor Mark Phillips commented: ‘A male officer who believed he was being aggressive took him to the floor, and was assisted by a female colleague, PC Napier, to restrain him.
‘As they’re getting him up, he spits into the officer’s face
‘That is spit and blood, because he had had a bleeding nose earlier, and it catches her straight in the eye.’
Playing a CCTV recording of the incident, Mr Phillips added: ‘She is clearly upset, and she’s very shaken indeed.’
PC Napier, who tested negative for Covid-19, 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, of West Midlands Police, said: ‘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 frontline 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.’