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| Pc samurai sword attacker jailed | |
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| A man who attacked a police officer with a samurai sword has been given an indeterminate jail sentence to protect the public. | |
| Richard Skeates was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court for wounding with intent to commit grievous bodily harm. | |
| The 45-year-old, of St Hilda's Way, Gravesend, was found guilty after video footage of the aftermath taken on a helmet camera was shown to a jury. | |
| Pc John Clarke was slashed across his forehead by Skeates in October 2007. | Pc John Clarke was slashed across his forehead by Skeates in October 2007. |
| Skeates was told he would serve at least five and a half years before he could be considered for parole, based on the 11-year imprisonment he would have faced, had a determinate sentence been appropriate. | |
| Kent Police said it was the first time video filmed from their officers' head or body cameras at the scene had been used as evidence in court. | Kent Police said it was the first time video filmed from their officers' head or body cameras at the scene had been used as evidence in court. |
| The video was filmed by another officer as Pc Clarke, 27, was treated by paramedics. | The video was filmed by another officer as Pc Clarke, 27, was treated by paramedics. |