Last Friday, police were called to a shop in Inwood Road, after reports of an assault.
They tried to arrest 49-year-old Anthony Cross, but he attacked the two officers while being detained.
People on social media are hitting out at the 18-week sentence, saying it’s an “insult” and “there should be a zero on the end”.
The maximum sentence for assault on an emergency worker is 12 months, and for ABH, which Cross was also convicted of, it’s five years.