Ahmed Poka

Officer resigns after near-fatal glass attack in Essex

A police officer who narrowly escaped death after a severe glass attack has resigned, while his assailant received an indefinite hospital order. Ahmed Poka, 23, attacked PC Matthew Bright with a glass shard, slashing his face and neck. Police were searching for Poka, who had fled a mental hospital in Harlow, Essex, as part of a missing persons hunt. PC…