Top cop speaks out after thug who choked police officer is jailed for six years
iOS - Android Dow pounced on PC Paul Gavan who had turned up at a large scale early-hours disturbance in the town, on July 26 last year.The burly 36-year-old strangled the constable for more than a minute after he tried to arrest him.CCTV footage captured other officers struggling to drag Dow off a stricken PC Gavan.Prosecutor Angela Gray told the High Court in Glasgow: "PC Gavan was placed in the recovery position by colleagues."An ambulance was summoned.