At around 12.10am on Sunday 5 November 2023, Kent Police was called to a disturbance at a residential address in Peel Street. Officers attended and arrested Philip Weeks at the scene. As he was being detained, Weeks lunged at the constables with a clenched fist and attempted a headbutt.
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He also made threats to an officer by spitting in their direction and claiming he had a transmittable disease. The 42-year-old required treatment at Maidstone Hospital, where he carried out a further assault by kicking a female police officer.