A baby-faced teenager with little driving experience left a police officer in agony after reversing into him in a transit van, a court heard.

Kane Lee - said by a judge to look about 12 - was trying to get away from the police in Swanley because he had no driving licence or insurance.

PC Marcel Bibi feared both his legs were broken when they became trapped between the van and the police car he was in.

Lee, of The Beeches, Tunbridge Wells, has now been sentenced to just under eight months youth custody after admitting assault causing actual bodily harm and obstructing police.

He was disqualified for 12 months and told he would have to “take a proper test”.

The police officer was a passenger in a patrol car on the afternoon of June 28 when they spotted the Ford Transit in a poor state of repair.

“The driver appeared to be extremely young looking,” prosecutor Nina Ellin told Maidstone Crown Court. “Also in the vehicle was a man and a woman.”

Miss Ellin said the van was followed, “but not pursued”, while checks were made on it. The 18-year-old drove into Lullingstone Avenue, Swanley, heading for a dead end.

It turned into a car park serving flats, where he lost control, mounted the pavement and hit a wall. The police car pulled across the back of the van to stop it driving off.

But as PC Bibi opened his passenger door and swung his legs out, he saw the van’s reversing lights come on. It backed into him, crushing his legs.

“He felt excruciating pain,” said Miss Ellin. “He screamed out in agony. He shouted out: ‘My legs are broken.’ The pressure was on the back door and he couldn’t get out.

“When the car moved back, he fell out. He passed out with the pain.”

The police car driver was shocked by what she saw.

Lee, wearing a pink T-shirt, and his two passengers left the van. The teenager was found hiding in nearby gardens.

The air ambulance went to the scene but PC Bibi was not kept in hospital. He escaped with muscle damage to his legs and was given pain relief. He has since returned to work.

Judge Philip Statman said: “It just shows how dangerous it is for a police officer and how grateful we are for the protection they give us.”

He said of Lee, who suffers from ADHD: “He has got no idea how to drive. He has got no licence. There is enormous culpability here.

“He is 18 and looks about 12 years of age. He has got two members of the community with him who should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. They were under the influence of alcohol.”