Police officer hospitalised after being headbutted and spat at in Co Tyrone

Police officer hospitalised after being headbutted and spat at in Co Tyrone
An officer has sustained the injuries while responding to a report that two males had been assaulted (Niall Carson/PA)

A police officer was taken to hospital after being headbutted, kicked in the head and spat at while arresting a man in Co Tyrone, the PSNI said.

Police said the officer sustained the injuries while responding to a report that two males had been assaulted at a licensed premises in Dromore.

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