This is the horrifying moment a police officer was left blinded and struggling to breathe after she was viciously assaulted with pepper spray.
Footage shows Ionut Spanache spraying Police Constables Hollie and Molly as they attended an address in Luton, Bedfordshire following reports of a domestic assault on May 17.
Captured on body-worn video, the officers can be seen knocking on the door seconds before Spanache sprayed them with the synthetic pepper spray substitute, causing them to flee for their safety.
The footage shows PC Hollie stating she could not see, with the toxic substance causing her temporary blindness and gasping for air.
Both officers feared they
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