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A police officer attacked with a machete in east London has been discharged from hospital.
Pc Stuart Outten, 29, suffered severe stab wounds to his head and hands after challenging a motor offences suspect in Leyton shortly after midnight last Thursday.
He was treated by colleagues and paramedics in Leyton High Road before being taken to hospital.
Despite the fact he was seriously injured in the assault, Outten managed to taser the suspect.
Muhammad Rodwan, 56, appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of Pc Outten and possession of an offensive weapon.
Rodwan, from Luton, was remanded in custody ahead of his next appearance at the Old Bailey on September 6.
In a statement issued by the Metropolitan Police, Outten’s family said: “We have been overwhelmed by the amount of support we have received from the public, Stuart’s colleagues and the wider policing family.”