A “DANGEROUS” thug has been arrested after kicking a six-year-old girl in the street.
The youngster was rushed to hospital after the 28-year-old targeted her on a busy street.
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Caitalin Ganciu approached the unnamed girl in Millfield, Peterborough, and knocked her to the ground with a brutal kick.
After striking her, he stopped to help her to her feet before fleeing the scene of the crime.
The six-year-old was rushed to hospital after Ganciu made his escape.
Later, a woman offered to help Ganciu after spotting him waving her arms.
When she went into a nearby shop to get him some water, he followed her inside and punched her in the face.
Ganciu then fled again, though police were able to pursue him.
Before he was arrested, Ganciu viciously punched an officer in the abdomen.
Eventually, he was bundled into the back of a police van where he violently kicked the vehicle’s interior.
Ganciu was hauled before Cambridge Crown Court on July 16 where he was handed a one year and seven month sentence.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of actual bodily harm, one count of assault and one count of criminal damage.
Following Ganciu’s arrest, DC Hannah Cookie said that he was a “dangerous” man.
She said: “This was an horrific series of unprovoked attacks by Ganciu, and I have no doubt that his actions will have a lasting impact on the victims.
“He is clearly a very dangerous man who has no respect for other people, or the law.
“Ganciu caused minor injuries to all three of his victims, and the six-year-old girl had to be taken to hospital to be checked over.
“Violence like this is inexcusable, especially towards a young child, and I am pleased he is now behind bars.”