Two men have admitted to carrying out an attack on police in South Wimbledon which was seen by thousands.

Just before 8pm on November 17, the two constables stopped a car in Kingswood Road.

The three occupants then ran off. The officers managed to detain 20-year-old Martin Payne before the other two suspects, including 20-year-old Kursan Euell, returned and the officers were assaulted.

Video emerged of the attack which showed one suspect fly-kick an officer, while the other constable was being wrestled to the ground.

A female officer who sustained head injuries and a male officer who suffered cuts were taken to a west London hospital and have since been discharged.

On Friday (December 14) at Kingston Crown Court, Payne, of Brighton Road in South Croydon pleaded guilty to one count of 'actual bodily harm'.

He also admitted driving without insurance and driving other than in accordance with a licence.

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Euell, of Penerley Road, Catford pleaded guilty to two counts of ABH.

Chief Superintendent Colin Wingrove, OCU Commander for Roads and Transport Policing and Chief Superintendent Sally Benatar, South West BCU Commander said in a joint statement: “The impact of this despicable assault has been considerable, not only on the two officers involved but on their families, friends and colleagues.

“Whilst police officers are rightly expected to handle difficult and hostile situations on a regular basis, we do not accept that assaults are part of the job, and we feel that our officers deserve the protection of the law in order to do their jobs effectively.

“We are pleased that the two suspects have been brought before the court swiftly thanks to the hard work of Detective Constable Jean-Paul Ricot-Gomez and the rest of the team.

“We would also like to publicly thank the member of public who stepped in to assist at the time and his actions will be recognised at a formal commendation ceremony.

“We are also grateful to the many members of public and colleagues from the emergency services who passed on their best wishes to our officers, having seen the video of the incident in the media. We really value your support.”

The pair will be sentenced at the same court on Monday, January 21.