Moat shot PC David Rathband arrested in assault inquiry

PC Rathband was shot by Moat as he sat in his patrol car

The policeman blinded by gunman Raoul Moat has been arrested on suspicion of an assault at his home.

PC David Rathband, 43, was held on suspicion of carrying out an attack at his home in Cramlington, Northumberland, on Tuesday night.
A police source told the BBC that he was later allowed home pending further inquiries because he had complained of feeling unwell.
Mr Rathband was shot by Moat as he sat in his patrol car on 3 July 2010.
Samantha Stobbart, Moat's ex-girlfriend, was shot by the gunman, who killed her new boyfriend before shooting himself after a manhunt.
Last year Mr Rathband, who is married to Kath and has two teenage children, set up the Blue Lamp Foundation, a charity offering help to injured members of the emergency services.

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