A pair of thugs who attacked police, resulting in a female officer being fly-kicked into the path of a moving bus have been jailed for more than five years.

Kersan Euell kicked PC Lorraine McGinty in the back of the head and fractured one of PC John Collins ribs after they pulled over a BMW for a routine check in Kingswood Road, Wimbledon.

Despite only being charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm (abh) Euell admitted the charge but claimed he was acting in self defence as the brave officers had "exceeded their authority" in trying to detain his pal Martin Payne.

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The female officer, who is a mother, did not return to work for more than a month after being attacked by Euell and says she is now considering early retirement.

A video of the attack, filmed shortly before 8pm on November 17 went viral after being posted on social media.

Euell, of Catford, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) at Kingston Crown Court.

The driver Payne, 19 of New Malden admitted ABH against PC Collins as well as driving without insurance and a licence during the incident.

He was jailed for two years and nine months while Euell was jailed for three years and six months.

Prosecutor Stephen Apted told Kingston Crown Court: "At about 7.50pm in the evening PC Collins and PC McGinty were carrying out a routine stop on a BMW motor vehicle in the Merton Area.

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"Mr Payne got out of the vehicle while speaking with PC McGinty who had turned on her body worn camera.

"Mr Payne was vague and failed to give his name to PC McGinty.

"Mr Payne then tried suddenly to run off, he was immediately restrained by PC Collins and a violent struggle ensued.

"During the course of this struggle the officer was punched and kicked by Mr Payne while PC McGinty tried to deploy CS spray.

"As PC McGinty tried to help her colleague one of the men can be heard saying 'get off, I will shank you'."

Mr Apted said: "Mr Payne shouted 'don't leave me'.

"Mr Euell returned and performed a fly-kick on PC McGinty, kicking her to the ground, she narrowly misses a passing bus and wounded her head."

Euell and the other man ran off.

Payne was arrested at the scene and Euell was arrested three days later.

Mr Apted said. "He was found at his girlfriend's house hiding under the bed."

Both men denied the assault, while Euell denied even being there, claiming he was at his grandmother's birthday party.

PC Collins suffered a fractured rib while he tried to detain Payne, which led to three hospital visits and a chest infection.

Mr Apted also read a victim statement from PC McGinty, who said she was considering early retirement because of the assault.

He read: "In the following days I had a severe headache, I was unsteady on my feet and I kept throwing up.

"My memory was not reliable.

"My daughter who is in her third year of university had to look after me because I couldn't be left on my own."

PC McGinty's daughter was forced to call her husband to come home from work when her vomiting continued.

She had to be put on painkillers and anti-vomiting medication.

After the pair pleaded guilty in December, Judge Sarah Plaschkes QC raised concerns over why the Crown Prosecution Service had not brought more serious assault charges against them.

She said ABH carries maximum sentence of five years, adding that both defendants have a long criminal history including assaulting police officers, robbery and of violence.