Police have arrested a man after two officers were assaulted whilst responding to an incident in Stoke-on-Trent.

At about 3.30pm yesterday (24 October), officers went to Ruxley Road in Bucknall after a man became aggressive. 

The man then assaulted two police officers by punching them multiple times. They were taken to hospital to be assessed after the ordeal and were later discharged.

A 29-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker. 

He remains in custody today (25 October) and is being questioned about the incident.

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