Man charged with attempted murder after ‘hijacking police car and running over officer’

A man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly ran over a police officer in his own hijacked car.

Mubashar Hussain, 29, is accused of trying to kill the 42-year-old traffic officer who was run over by a suspected car thief, West Midlands Police said.

The officer is recovering in hospital from head and pelvic injuries.

A West Midlands Police statement said: ‘It’s alleged Mubashar Hussain hijacked a police car in Moorcroft Road, Moseley, at around 4.45pm and reversed into the officer, knocking him down, before driving over his body as he lay pinned under the vehicle.

‘The 29-year-old, formerly of Sherwood Road in Hall Green, was arrested yesterday in the Sparkbrook area and has now been charged with a catalogue of offences, including attempted murder of the 42-year-old traffic cop.

‘He also faces charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, a separate count of dangerous driving, wounding another officer who suffered a cut arm, four counts of assaulting other PCs, driving while disqualified, motoring offences and two car thefts.

‘The car thefts relate to a Range Rover Sport stolen at around 4.30pm on Saturday and another Range Rover stolen in Birmingham the previous day.

‘A second man, 24-year-old Ahsan Ghafoor, from Fulham Road in Sparkhill, has been charged with the same two car thefts, plus dangerous driving and other motoring offences.

‘Both are set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court tomorrow.’

West Midlands Police Superintendent Tom Joyce, said: ‘The messages from the public have been really uplifting; it’s times like these that hit home to people what a challenging role policing can be and that officers across the country are putting themselves on the line every day to protect the public. Working in policing and helping people in need is a hugely rewarding job but it comes with it inherent risks.

‘Everyone at West Midlands Police is hoping the officer makes a full and swift recovery and our thoughts are with him and his family.’