Two police officers were attacked in Ramsgate leaving them with leg injuries.

Marshall Mitchell, 29, has now admitted injuring the officers after they stopped him for a routine search near the junction of Princes Road and Margate Road, at about 5.15am on Sunday.

Both of the officers suffered leg injuries, which required treatment at a local hospital.

Two knives were found inside a bag Mitchell is reported to have been carrying but the officers were not stabbed.

Mitchell, of North Avenue in Ramsgate, was charged with actual bodily harm, assaulting an emergency services worker, and two counts of possessing a knife in a public place.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Monday, where he admitted each offence.

He was then further remanded in custody to appear at Maidstone Crown Court, on a date that is yet to be determined.

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