A 56-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon following an attack in Leyton, east
London, that left a
police officer seriously injured in hospital.
Muhammed Rodwan, 56, of Villiers Close, will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning.
The officer, aged 28, remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
His family have been informed and are receiving support from Metropolitan Police family liaison officers.The patrol officer was attacked by a machete after trying to stop a van suspected of having no insurance.
The driver was Tasered by the officer despite him being seriously injured in the “sudden and brutal” assault which lasted just seconds,
Scotland Yard said.
Witnesses described the attacker being pinned to the ground as he was arrested by another officer, who was not armed with a Taser, before being bundled into a police van after more than a dozen emergency vehicles arrived on the scene.
The officer, who has around a decade of police experience, was treated by colleagues and paramedics in Leyton High Road as his uniform lay next to him on the ground.
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