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Tottenham thug drove car at armed police officer in desperate bid to evade justice

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Published date21 December 2020
Date21 December 2020
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
Aydin Altun's own dashcam footage shows him accelerating into the male on White Hart Lane, Tottenham, on October 28 last year.

Officers were responding to reports of a shooting on Fairfax Road in Haringey.

At the scene, they found an empty car with bullet holes in it.

A black Mercedes matching the description of one seen leaving the scene was later intercepted by an armed response unit.

Officers approached the front of the vehicle and shouted “armed police, show me your hands”.

CCTV and body worn video footage played in court showed how Altun drove forward at speed, throwing one of the armed officers onto the bonnet.

The 26-year-old tried to throw him off the car by zig-zagging across the road.

After a few seconds, the officer somersaulted across the road onto the pavement.

The Mercedes drove off, but officers found it a short time later abandoned on Tiverton Road, with the officer’s mobile still wedged between the bonnet and windscreen.

The officer lapsed in and out of consciousness and received significant grazing and cuts to his head, elbow, knuckles and hand and was taken to hospital but later discharged.

In court, he said: “I remember being scared for my life, I thought I was going to die. I remember thinking if this car was going to crash, I was going to die.”

On 30 October 2019, Altun was arrested after he walked into Edmonton police station.

Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe, Met Operations, said: “I’m pleased that the dangerous individual who drove at...

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