A police officer who feared for her life when a suspect put her in a chokehold has been praised for her “extraordinary” bravery. PC Lauren Snoek was told by a judge during the sentencing hearing of her assailant, Zeus O’Sullivan, that she should be regarded as a “role model” to others. O’Sullivan had reacted aggressively when the officer and a female colleague went to a reported domestic disturbance in Forge Lane, East Farleigh, near Maidstone, late at night on November 10 last year. In the confrontation that followed, the burly 39-year-old hit PC Snoek in the face, pushed and pulled her, and …
