Thug ran up to girl, 6, in middle of busy street and kicked her in the head

A violent thughas been jailedafter running up to a six-year-old girl and viciously booting her in the head in the middle of a busy street.

Catalin Ganciu, 28, was in Millfield, Peterborough on April 26 when he raced towards the youngster andknocked her to the groundwith the kick. Bizarrely, he then helped the child up before fleeing the scene.

A woman then saw him waving his arms and offered to help him by fetching him some water from a nearby shop. But he followed her inside and punched her in the face before fleeing once more.

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Police arrived and the monster lashed out again, punching an officer in the abdomen before being taken into the back of a police van, where he caused damage by kicking the interior.

At Cambridge Crown Court on Wednesday, July 16, Ganciu, of Gladstone Street, Peterborough, was jailed for one year and seven months. He had pleaded guilty to two counts of actual bodily harm, one count of assault by beating of an emergency worker and one count of criminal damage, reports Cambridgeshire Live.

DC Hannah Cooke, who investigated, said: “This was an horrific series of unprovoked attacks by Ganciu, and I have no doubt that his actions will have a lasting impact on the victims.

“He is clearly a very dangerous man who has no respect for other people, or the law. Ganciu caused minor injuries to all three of his victims, and the six-year-old girl had to be taken to hospital to be checked over.

“Violence like this is inexcusable, especially towards a young child, and I am pleased he is now behind bars.”