In an interview before the verdict, he said: 'He did what he did, he's now paying the price for it.' PC Outten, who is desperate to get back on patrol, said he bore no hatred towards his assailant, despite his injuries. 'My colleagues are facing these kinds of incidents on a daily basis. Had PC Outten not utilised the Taser when he did. Bleeding heavily from deep gashes to the head, broken fingers and a wound to the arm, PC Outten shouted at a passerby to pass his radio so he could call for help Metropolitan Police Federation chairman Ken Marsh said: 'This incident was an attempted murder. The verdict, which comes at a time of rising attacks on police, sparked fury and disbelief among officers yesterday. Yesterday, Rodwan was convicted of a lesser offence of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.įriends and relatives of PC Outten wept in the public gallery as jurors went on to clear Rodwan of possessing an offensive weapon after he claimed he had a machete for gardening jobs. Mrs Justice Carr ruled his past offending was inadmissible due to the passage of time, despite jurors asking if he had previous convictions. Video captured Rodwan swinging the blade at PC Outten's head, fracturing his skull and leaving him with six severe head wounds Rodwan is pictured arguing with officers moments before he reaches into his van and pulls out a machete The police officer is seen heroically firing off his Taser as Rodwan swings the machete during the violent struggleīut jurors at the Old Bailey were not told about what prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC described as the 'strikingly similar' machete attack, which he said demonstrated Rodwan's propensity for gratuitous violence. In addition, Rodwan had previously been jailed for three years for rape in 1983. The handyman – who was previously known as Rodney Reid and lived in his van – was jailed for nine years in 1997 for wounding two men in his flat in east London.īoth victims needed surgery following the attack in 1996, with one having almost had his hand chopped off. It can now be revealed that he is a convicted rapist who has previously been jailed for carrying out an unprovoked machete attack on two other men. Yesterday, there was fury as Rodwan was cleared of attempted murder and only convicted of wounding after it emerged that jurors were not told of his violent past. 'I detect not a shred of remorse or insight on your part, but rather a belligerent arrogance, typified by your comment when charged that your 'life was worth more' than that of PC Outten.' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's attempt to trademark their Sussex Royal brand is blocked after legal complaint from Australian doctor.'Britain's strictest headteacher' at £37,500-a-year boarding school sent flirtatious messages to pupils calling them 'naughty' and 'stunning'.Sentencing, Mrs Justice Carr told him: 'This was a brutal and shocking attack with a machete on a police officer carrying out his duties during what should have been a routine stop of your van to investigate whether you were properly insured. Today at the Old Bailey, Rodwan smirked at the judge as he was jailed for 16 years for the attack, with a further three years on extended licence. PC Outten had earlier told a court how he only managed to survive the attack by firing his Taser twice as he fell to the ground, as Rodwan came 'in for the kill'. 'We haven't set a date but think we'll get married in a couple years as we'd like to get a house first. She said "yes" thankfully and we celebrated at the observation deck. He told the Evening Standard: 'After everything Lizzie has been through, it's the least I could do. Muhammad Rodwan, 56 PC Stuart Outten, 29 Pictured: The machete used by Rodwan to fracture PC Stuart Outten's skull during a sustained assault in east London PC Outten revealed today that the couple had got engaged during a trip to New York in October, after he popped the question at the top of the Freedom Tower. Stay safe my love,' later telling her he had got into 'more trouble' than he bargained for. He had text Ms Matthews just an hour before to say 'I'm off to cause trouble. His long-term partner Lizzie Mathews was among several officers to answer his calls for help as he laid injured in the road before being rushed to hospital for surgery.
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