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| Police officer attacker is jailed | Police officer attacker is jailed |
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| A man who critically injured a Warwickshire policeman by stabbing him with a crowbar has been jailed for eight years. | A man who critically injured a Warwickshire policeman by stabbing him with a crowbar has been jailed for eight years. |
| Pc Peter Doherty needed two life-saving operations after the attack, which happened during a burglary at a newsagents in Bedworth last August. | Pc Peter Doherty needed two life-saving operations after the attack, which happened during a burglary at a newsagents in Bedworth last August. |
| Mark Cavan Connolly, 22, of Henley Green, Coventry, had previously admitted causing grievous bodily harm. | Mark Cavan Connolly, 22, of Henley Green, Coventry, had previously admitted causing grievous bodily harm. |
| He was sentenced to eight years during a hearing at Warwick Crown Court. | He was sentenced to eight years during a hearing at Warwick Crown Court. |
| Speaking after the sentencing Pc Peter Doherty said he feared for his life during the attack. | Speaking after the sentencing Pc Peter Doherty said he feared for his life during the attack. |
| Officers were investigating a burglary at a newsagent | Officers were investigating a burglary at a newsagent |
| "The get away vehicle tried to run me down, there was still some offenders on the ground, I attempted to arrest them," he said. | "The get away vehicle tried to run me down, there was still some offenders on the ground, I attempted to arrest them," he said. |
| "The get away vehicle then returned and it was at that point that Mr Connolly actually threw the crowbar, causing the injury to me as he was affecting his escape. | "The get away vehicle then returned and it was at that point that Mr Connolly actually threw the crowbar, causing the injury to me as he was affecting his escape. |
| "At the time I was still on my feet and the offenders were still all about me, and I seriously considered that I might be killed at that point." | "At the time I was still on my feet and the offenders were still all about me, and I seriously considered that I might be killed at that point." |
| He is due to return to work at the end April. | |
| "Curling up in the corner and forgetting all about it is really not my style," he said. | "Curling up in the corner and forgetting all about it is really not my style," he said. |
| "I'd rather push on and get things done and continue back in the old style as far as I am able." | "I'd rather push on and get things done and continue back in the old style as far as I am able." |