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Warden attacked with lit cigarette
Posted Fri, 12 Feb
A 55-year-old traffic warden had a cigarette stubbed out on his face while standing in a street making a note.
The attack in Southend, Essex, on Wednesday left the warden "very badly shaken", police said.
Police said the warden was approached by a man and a woman. The man attacked him and the woman laughed.
"This was a vicious and totally unprovoked attack which has left the traffic warden very badly shaken," said Pc Robert Chapman. "The woman just laughed."
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