Three arrested following police stiletto attack

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THREE people have been arrested after a policeman was attacked with a stiletto in Warrington town centre early this morning.

Police say the officer was punched in the face several times before being hit with the stiletto heel on Barbauld Street around 2.30am.

A 21-year-old woman, from Warrington, has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and being drunk and disorderly.

Two men have also been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer.

All three are being questioned by detectives.

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