Man who launched a horrific attack on two female police officers receives a 12-year extended sentence – Laura Hollingbery prosecuted for the Crown
Laura Hollingbery prosecuted Mark Weatherley, 43 years’ old, who entered guilty pleas to two offences of Causing Grievous Bodily Harm (s18) on 29th July 2025 at Woolwich Crown Court.
On 30th June 2025, two female officers had attended his mother’s address in Sidcup, following a report of a domestic assault. Upon their arrival, Mr Weatherley was not present at the property; however, whilst the officers were speaking with his mother, he made his return and became instantly aggressive towards the officers, showering them with abuse.
They made repeated attempts to de-escalate the situation but to no avail. As they approached him to make an arrest attempt, he then launched a vicious attack on both of them, which was captured almost entirely on their Body Worn Cameras.
One officer was punched repeatedly to the head and face, which knocked her unconscious and resulted in a bleed to the brain, along with a fractured eye-socket and displaced eyeball.
The other officer was also punched to the head, causing her to fall to the floor, where he continued to punch her repeatedly and kicked her to the face. She sustained a fractured nose and various wounds to her face.
Sentencing Weatherley on 26th September 2025, His Honour Judge Grout described it as the worst assault that he had seen against the police and stated, “I have reached what I consider to be the inevitable conclusion that there is a significant risk to members of the public of serious harm occasioned by the commission by you of further specified offences such that you are, within the meaning of the law, a dangerous offender”.
After awarding him full credit for his early guilty pleas, he was then sentenced to a 12-year extended sentence, comprising an 8-year custodial period with a 4-year extended licence.
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