Overview
- Footage shows the driver ripping off a ticket, threatening the officer, then shoving him to the ground and delivering repeated punches and kicks.
- The assailant, 33-year-old Tariq Stanley, was charged with robbery for the assault and theft of the warden’s phone and received an eight-month prison sentence.
- The victim suffered lasting psychological harm and left his job, with a B&M security guard and pedestrians seen intervening during the attack.
- Freedom of Information data cited in the coverage reports 66 physical attacks on wardens in Kent in 2023–24, with councils acknowledging gaps in reporting such incidents.
- Parking teams describe frequent verbal abuse, particularly during school runs, say body-worn cameras help deter offenders, and note they lack the specific legal protections given to emergency workers.