Bodycam footage released by Northumbria Police captures the moment an officer had hot oil thrown towards them
By: Newcastle, UK - Police have released body camera footage of the aftermath of an officer being doused in hot oil while trying to make an arrest.
Mohammed Sarfaraz, 45, of Kingston Park Road, Gosforth, Newcastle, was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court for nine years, Northumbria Police said.
The incident happened in January when five officers went to speak to him about a criminal allegation, and they located him inside a property where he began to make verbal threats.
Despite officers’ attempts to de-escalate the situation, he threw a pan of hot cooking oil towards their faces, hitting two of them and causing scars to one.
Sarfaraz then barricaded himself in the garage, where he was tasered and arrested.
He was charged the next day with affray, attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent and causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and was convicted following a trial.
Northumbria Police said one of the victims sustained second and third degree burns on his skin, leaving him with scarring on his face and chest.