250 angry locals stage protest against sex offender living in the area

Posted on : October 28, 2020
250 angry locals stage protest against sex offender living in the area

250 angry locals stage protest against sex offender living area of Kilmarnock as police officer is hit in head with a HAMMER thrown from crowd

  • The crowd gathered at in Hareshaw Gardens in Kilmarnock on Monday evening
  • The police officer was taken to Crosshouse Hospital and was later released
  • Inquiries are ongoing and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward

A crowd of 250 angry locals  gathered in Kilmarnock to protest a sex offender living in the area as a police officer was hit in the head with a hammer.  

The large gathering took place in Hareshaw Gardens at 7pm on Monday, when the police officer got injured by a hammer thrown from the crowd. 

He was taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock for treatment and was later released.

Inquiries into the incident are ongoing, and officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

250 angry locals gathered in Hareshaw Gardens in Kilmarnock to protest a sex offender living in the area

Chief Inspector Steven Meikle, area commander for East Ayrshire, said: ‘No-one should expect to be subjected to violence while doing their job – and that includes police officers.

‘We respect people’s right to peacefully protest but someone brought a hammer to this protest and one of our officers was struck on the head with it. 

‘This changes the landscape entirely.

‘The consequences could have been more harrowing, the hammer could have landed on a child’s head, and our officers would have been expected to respond accordingly.

‘The safety of our officers is absolutely paramount. They are relied upon to keep people safe but they are people too – being assaulted is simply not part of the job.

The injured  police officer was taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock for treatment

‘The impact these groups are having on communities and policing is detrimental to our efforts to keep everyone safe. 

‘We can’t condone nor do we encourage any group or individual to take the law into their own hands.

‘If anyone has concerns or information they think we should know then please come to us and let us manage those concerns in a professional manner.

‘Do not take the law into your own hands. Do not put the safety of other people at risk.’

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