Police officer who had ear partly bitten off honoured for bravery

PC VICTIM ATTENDS RECEPTION AT DOWNING STREET

- By DAVID POWELL

A POLICE officer who had part of his ear bitten off as he tried to arrest a suspect has been honoured.

PC James Marsden had been called to a suspected domestic violence incident.

Kevin Jones, 40, later admitted unlawfully and maliciously wounding PC Marsden with intent to resist or prevent himself being apprehended last December.

On January 14 a judge at Mold Crown Court jailed Jones, of Dwyran, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, for three years and four months.

Now PC Marsden has received an award at the national Police Bravery Awards 2025 for his efforts that night. He attended a ceremony in Downing Street in London with other award winners.

On December 8, the North Wales PC and a colleague had responded to a report of a domestic assault in Dwyran. When PC Marsden attempted to arrest the male suspect, he resisted, as reported by the North Wales Police Federation.