Police Officer assaulted, Mooroobool
Address:
McCoombe St
Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia
Category: Police Assault
March 24, 2011.
A 17-year-old man was charged with serious assault and obstructing Police on Tuesday following an incident at a McCoombe Street address. Police were called to the residence shortly before 1pm and were attempting to negotiate with the man when he allegedly threatened to strike the officers with a chair. It is further alleged that the man then ran at one of the officers and struck him in the upper body. The man was subsequently taken into custody and charged. The officer received treatment at the Cairns Base Hospital for a shoulder injury as a result of the incident. The man is due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on April 7.
