Seven Detained For Attacking Policeman In Hungary
- 7 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
Seven men have been detained in connection with an assault on a policeman in Tura, Pest county, National Police spokesman László Garamvölgyi announced Thursday afternoon. The off-duty police ensign, Attila Alexander Darnyik, 33, was assaulted and beaten Wednesday night, after catching two suspects during a theft in progress. Relatives of the suspects then attacked the policeman.
Darnyik requested help, and 240 policemen arrived from Gödöllő and the Emergency Police. More than 200 police officers chased a Roma man and his relatives, several of whom have criminal records, Magyar Hírlap reports. Three of the men were captured soon after; Thursday morning a further two were caught and two more that afternoon.
Darnyik suffered injuries on his head, arm, and fingers and had his nose broken.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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