POLICE have released footage of the dramatic incident when a police officer came to the aid of her colleague, winning praise for her bravery.

The incident was recently featured on BBC's Crimewatch. It involved PC Chantelle Feyzifar who stepped in after a violent driver dragged a colleague down the road with his moving vehicle after a routine traffic stop in Chafford Hundred. When the vehicle stopped, the then 26-year-old man started to punch the officer.

Footage from her body camera shows how Chantelle had chased the vehicle. She attempted to get the man off her colleague and, despite being punched in the head herself, she was able to use her CS Spray and call for back-up.

PC Feyzifar, from the Grays Local Policing Team, was last year awarded the force's Wilson Trophy for 'outstanding act of the year' for her brave actions