Oxfordshire father ‘bitten’ by man who approached his daughter

The bizarre and violent attack was reported among the many incidents attended by Thames Valley Police’s Didcot and Wallingford Neighbourhood Policing Team in recent weeks.

The team said they were supporting the force’s incident crime response unit, which deals with immediate arrests and investigations, and attended the assault.

TVP officers (Image: TVP)

A spokesperson for the neighbourhood team said: “Following an assault where a young female was approached by a male, when her father challenged the male, he was bitten.

“Police community support officers supported the response and investigation to ensure the matter was dealt with appropriately.”

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They also ‘swiftly’ attended the scene of an assault outside a pub in Didcot, after a man was reported to have hit his partner.

Didcot and Wallingford community support officers assisted in an arrest (Image: Thames Valley Police)

The community support officers searched the surrounding area and found the man nearby, keeping him in sight until the incident and response unit attended to arrest him.

A spokesperson said: “Thanks to this quick action, officers were able to arrest the suspect promptly and deal with the incident safely, ensuring support could be provided to the victim and the situation was brought under control.”

The team also reported that they attended several road traffic collisions, seized motorbikes which were being ridden anti-socially, and assisted Wiltshire Police by locating a ‘high-risk missing person’ from outside the area, finding them safe and returned to appropriate care.