An Isle of Wight police officer says she feared for her life when a 14-year-old pointed a fake gun at her head, before pulling the trigger.
PC Kerri Trickey says she thought "this is it" during an incident in Newport last month.
As Isle of Wight Radio previously reported, the officer was left bloodied after a teenage girl hit her above the eye.
The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was given an 18 month detention order at the Isle of Wight Youth Court.
Photo from Hampshire Constabulary (C).
The Mirror has reported PC Trickey's victim impact statement, which was read out in court.
It revealed she had to have the cut above her eye glued back together. The statement reads:
"When I was assaulted, it was really terrifying. There was so much blood and I couldn’t understand where it was all coming from. I was terrified I could’ve been shot.
"That was on my mind when I saw the gun she pointed at me. I remember thinking, 'This is it.' I was really terrified.
"I really believed I was going to be shot. I've thought of nothing else since. I am constantly reflecting on when she pulled the gun out and how I felt to see that.
Photo from Hampshire Constabulary (C).
"When I saw her that day, I felt such tremendous pressure to act as I genuinely believed she was going to hurt a member of the public and I knew it was my job to stop her doing that.
"I’ve been in the police seven years and never had someone pull a gun on me. This is not something I ever believed I would have to deal with.
"How does someone that age have such little regard for hurting someone?"
After the sentencing, Chief Inspector Rob Brind, told Isle of Wight Radio:
“This was understandably a concerning incident for the victims, who initially thought the weapon being carried was a viable firearm.
“Officers respond to incidents on the basis of the information we are provided with, and we hope the community are reassured that we will always act swiftly and in the interests of public safety when these types of incident are reported to us.
“We also want to thank the member of the public that intervened to help detain the suspect after one of our officers was assaulted.
“Assaults on police will not be tolerated. Police officers and staff perform a difficult and often dangerous role, but we do not view assaults as simply being part of the job.
“Officers and staff come into contact with people who are sometimes going through the worst experience of their lives, but this doesn’t give people the right to ever verbally or physically abuse our people.”
The girl admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and three counts of possession of an imitation firearm, namely a Sig Sauer P226 BB gun.
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