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Officer bitten by woman after fight at Canterbury East station

By: Mary Graham

Published: 17:49, 31 May 2020

Updated: 19:00, 31 May 2020

A fight at a station in Canterbury saw a man hit with a bottle and an officer bitten.

The incident happened at the city's east station just after 5pm today.

A fight erupted at Canterbury East station Picture: Google street view

A tweet from British Transport Police said officers saw a woman hit a man with a bottle after they were called about a fight.

They said an officer was then bitten as they made an arrest.

A woman was arrested on suspicion of common assault, assaulting emergency service worker and criminal damage to a window.

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The force has since tweeted to say has now been taken straight to a cell amid alleged threats made to officers at custody.

Elsewhere Kent Police teams have been on standby outside another Kent station.

Read more: All the latest news from Canterbury

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