Temisan Oritsejafor, the Nigerian who spit blood in the eyes of a policewoman during his arrest in the UK, has been in prison for eight months.
The 41-year-old launched the heinous attack on PC Annie Napier when she arrested him after he attacked his neighbours.
The incident took place on 18 April in a block of flats in Coventry.
During the incident, Oritsejafor, who had a bloody nose, was seen being handcuffed to body cameras before spitting on PC Annie Napier.
He was at liberty on bail at the time because of an earlier attack on a police officer, a court heard.
Oritsejafor confessed in May in Warwick Crown Court in Warwick to assault and two charges of assault on emergency responders.
On Thursday 2 July, he was detained for eight months and sentenced to pay a sacrificial award of £149.
Prosecutor Mark Phillips said: “A male officer who believed he was aggressive took him down and was assisted by a colleague, PC Napier, to hold him.
When they picked him up, he spat in the officer’s face.
That’s spit and blood, because he had had a bleeding nose before, and that falls directly into her eye.
Playing a video recording of the incident, Mr. Phillips added, “She is clearly upset, and she is indeed very upset.
PC Napier, who tested negative for Covid-19, said: “As front line officers, we know that we are putting ourselves in potential danger, but we are now facing the added risk of Covid-19 infection, which then puts our families at risk.
Update: Nigerian man who spat blood on a policewoman
It’s a shock when someone spits in your face, and very unpleasant, so I’m glad that the police and the courts take these abuses so seriously.
Superintendent Jenny Skryme of the West Midlands Police said: “It is vulgar and unacceptable to spit at someone, but even more so to be a key figure putting yourself at risk to get people to safety and catch criminals.
Our officials are courageous and repeatedly in the front line, despite understandable security concerns across the country.
These kinds of attacks on our staff are regrettable and should not and will not be tolerated.
