He battered a policeman but this baby-faced thug got released from prison 43 months early

He battered a policeman but this baby-faced thug got released from prison 43 months earlyA brutal street attack left an officer broken and changed forever, but the gut punch is how fast the punishment seemed to vanish. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Chris Riches 15:14, Fri, Jun 5, 2026 Updated: 15:28, Fri, Jun 5, 2026 Alex Quinn (Image: West Mercia Police / SWNS)A 20-year-old lout who battered a police officer, leaving him with multiple fractures and damaged eyesight, has been released just three months into a 46-month prison sentence. Alex Quinn and his dad Richard Quinn, 49, were both jailed in February for pouncing on PC Ryan Davis in 2024 in Hereford city centre and viciously beating him in the street. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Hereford Crown Court heard PC Davis was working in 2024 as part of a plainclothes operation to protect women and girls that evening when he and colleagues intervened to stop the father and son battering a lone man. Two officers were then injured by Alex's mum Carolynn Quinn, 44 - Richard Quinn’s wife - who was later convicted of two counts of assault of an emergency worker and fined £1,780. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You ca...