A violent thug who stabbed a man with a broken bottle, robbed a woman of her car, attacked three police officers and bit another has been put behind bars.

Enrico Tenaglia committed a series of vicious offences across Medway and his home town of Ednebridge between 2019 and 2021.

The 37-year-old, formerly of Moles Mead in Edenbridge, also twice breached a restraining order against a woman and threw a paving slab through someone's window.

Police had to resort to using a Taser to bring him under control after he bit an officer with such force it caused their skin to split.

Described as a "serious danger to members of the public", he has now been jailed for nine years.

The victim of the 2019 stabbing was approached by Tenaglia inside a Gillingham pub in August, where they drank together for four hours.

They ended up going to a home in Livingstone Road so they could continue socialising, however, the victim became uncomfortable with the way Tenaglia spoke to a woman and told him to leave.

An argument erupted in the street and Tenaglia stabbed the victim in the arm with a broken glass bottle, causing a deep wound. He then kicked the front door of the address off its hinges before leaving the scene.

A month later, the violent offender was refused entry into a Rochester address which belonged to a man he knew.

After being refused entry to the block of flats, he threw a paving slab through the window, stuck his head through the broken glass and demanded the man meet with him.

At a similar time, a woman walked out of the building and immediately had her car keys snatched from her.

In September 2021, police were called to a report of an altercation between Tenaglia and a woman at a property in Edenbridge.

'He has caused an incredible amount of harm to his victims...'

The offender, who was in possession of a knife, should not have been at the address due to conditions imposed on him by a restraining order.

Despite this, he pulled cupboards off a kitchen wall after he found a shoe belonging to a different man.

When he learned police were en-route, he fled to an associate’s nearby home and was located in an upstairs bedroom. He initially appeared to be compliant with the arresting officer but, without warning, suddenly lashed out.

Three officers came to their colleague’s assistance and they were all assaulted, with one officer bitten with such force it caused their skin to split.

Police had to use a Taser to bring Tenaglia under control.

Tenaglia was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court last Friday, having admitted grievous bodily harm, robbery, wounding a police officer with intent, two counts of actual bodily harm against a police officer, assaulting a police officer, two counts of breaching a restraining order, four counts of criminal damage, possessing a bladed article and failing to surrender to custody.

Detective Constable Amy Jeffrey said: "There can be little doubt that Tenaglia has an excessive propensity for violence which makes him a serious danger to members of the public.

"He has caused an incredible amount of harm to his victims and continued to show no sign of remorse during our enquiries.

"I am pleased that he is now off our streets for a considerable period of time. The public are undoubtedly safer with him in prison and I sincerely hope that everyone he targeted can feel a sense of justice from this outcome."

PC Callum Tuckett added: "The violence Tenaglia showed towards our police officers is completely unacceptable, as is any assault committed against them while they lawfully complete their duties.

"I am pleased he has been held to account and robustly dealt with."