A man has been handed four years behind bars after viciously attacking a Northumbria police officer with a machete.
Violent Assault at Petrol Station
On August 10, 2024, PC Will Hunter spotted a suspicious car at a petrol station in Gateshead’s Leam Lane area. When he questioned the driver, Matthew Bello, about insurance, the situation quickly turned violent.
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Bello, 52, launched a savage machete attack on PC Hunter, inflicting an arm injury. He then rammed the police vehicle and fled the scene, leaving the officer injured in the road.
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