Updated | Police officer attacked during road checks

Police officer suffers light injuries in Mdina assault • Police officers' union claims driver was seen 'hitting his wife'

Last updated on 13 February 2016, 2:19pm

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A police officer was taken to Mater Dei Hospital for a check-up after he was attacked by a man in Mdina.

The incident happened at around 11.30am during road checks at the Ta’ Srina roundabout.

In a statement, the police’s communications office said that the officers stopped a BMW with foreign registration plates. The driver, a 50-year-old man from Mqabba, attacked Inspector Sergio Pisani after the latter asked for documentation.

The man was arrested on site whilst the inspector was hospitalised for light injuries sustained.

A police investigation is underway.

According to Sandro Camilleri, of the Police Officers' Union (POU-GWU), the driver was also seen "beating up his wife" in the car before he was stopped by the police. Contacted by MaltaToday, the police's communications office said that it could only confirm that the driver was stopped in a road check.