Bodycam footage shows the moment police found boxes of Creme Eggs stuffed in the man’s jacket.
Lee Brooks, from the ambulance service, said: “Any form of assault is unacceptable, but spitting in particular is downright depraved.”
Detective Constable Mike Jenkins, from the Sheffield Fortify Team, said: "This is an awful case of someone being exploited for the gain of a violent and remorseless gang.”
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