PCC John Campion said: “It is utterly appalling that Alex Quinn has been released after subjecting PC Ryan Davies to a violent assault. This decision is a complete failure of justice – not just for the victim, but for every emergency worker who risks their life to protect the public.
“This outcome undermines the very principles our justice system is meant to uphold. Our overcrowded prisons are yet another warning of a system in crisis – one weakened by years of inaction from the previous Government and now a failure to act from the current Government.
“If Parliament invoke laws, they need to ensure we have a fit-for-purpose criminal justice system, else the sentiment to give greater protection to our emergency workers is just empty rhetoric.
“As PCC and Chair of the Local Criminal Justice Board, I will not stand by. I will continue to speak out against decisions like this because they send the wrong message to offenders and represent a deeply painful injustice to victims and to all those who put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe.”
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