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| Three Met Police officers hurt in Brent screwdriver attack | Three Met Police officers hurt in Brent screwdriver attack |
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| Three police officers were hurt in an attack by a man wielding a screwdriver. | Three police officers were hurt in an attack by a man wielding a screwdriver. |
| The officers were attacked after they were called to assist in escorting a man to hospital from Elmwood Crescent, Colindale in Brent, north-west London. | The officers were attacked after they were called to assist in escorting a man to hospital from Elmwood Crescent, Colindale in Brent, north-west London. |
| The man, 59, carried out the attack after refusing to go with the officers, one of whom was cut on the forehead. | |
| She was treated in hospital and two other officers had minor injuries. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, Scotland Yard said. | |
| The suspect was detained under the Mental Health Act. | |
| 'Ready to finish shift' | |
| Police said the officers were hurt after the patient had refused to engage with them and barricaded himself in a room, when they tried to detain him for his own safety. | |
| Ch Supt Mick Gallagher, Brent Borough commander, said: "Day in day out, officers show courage and professionalism. | |
| "Fortunately, none of the officers were seriously injured, but this does demonstrate the potential risks they face. | |
| "I've spoken to all the officers personally, who are ready to get back out policing tonight for the rest of their late turn shift." |