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Sunday, 27 June 2021 - 12:19pm |
Auckland City

Man arrested after police officer assaulted

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A 31-year-old man has been charged after a police officer was assaulted in Karangahape Road, Auckland overnight.
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Police staff were dealing with a number of people fighting at around 3.30am today, when an unrelated person came up and hit the officer from behind, causing him to fall to the ground.
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The officer was hospitalised suffering a serious concussion, and remains in hospital in a stable condition.
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Auckland Police want to thank the members of the public and security officers who assisted our colleague and also helped ensure the person responsible was apprehended.
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The behaviour displayed by this man is unacceptable.
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He was arrested at the scene and will face charges in the Auckland District Court on Monday 28 June.?
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Issued by Police Media Centre.?