{"id":212003,"date":"2025-06-25T02:39:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/212003\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T02:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:39:15","slug":"face-of-thug-who-attacked-police-officers-after-stratford-road-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/212003\/","title":{"rendered":"Face of thug who attacked police officers after Stratford Road fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Pinder, 31, from Birmingham, kicked one officer in the chest and headbutted another cop<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_pinder1JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Pinder\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Michael Pinder(Image: WMP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A thug admitted seriously injuring a man and assaulting two police officers in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Police<\/a> were called amid reports of two men fighting on Stratford Road in Sparkbrook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">One man, aged in his 20s, had suffered serious head injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/birmingham-holiday-inn-express-fire-31924245\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham Holiday Inn Express fire on hotel rooftop as firefighters rush to Snowhill scene<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/jaguar-land-rover-fire-live-31920568\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaguar Land Rover fire live as emergency services rush to scene<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/jaguar-land-rover-fire-latest-31920706\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaguar Land Rover fire latest as 50 firefighters rush to Castle Bromwich plant<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/murder-arrest-reanne-coulson-disappearance-31923569\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Murder arrest in Reanne Coulson disappearance probe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Members of the public tried to intervene and officers arrived quickly at the scene from around 10pm on Saturday, April 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Michael Pinder, 31, from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>, was arrested and became aggressive as officers tried to take him to custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police said he kicked one of them in the chest, headbutting another and spat inside a police vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Thankfully neither officer was seriously hurt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FJKVhwxllixI0DiCj9e2sk\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/strong><\/a>, <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click the link to join<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The police&#8217;s Major Crime Unit carried out a thorough investigation and Pinder was subsequently charged with multiple offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He has since pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent, two counts of assaulting an emergency worker, criminal damage, and possession of a Class B drug following a hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday, June 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He will be sentenced in August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Pinder, 31, from Birmingham, kicked one officer in the chest and headbutted another copMichael Pinder(Image: WMP) 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