A police officer is in hospital with a skull fracture after an assault during a routine traffic stop in Hamilton just after midnight
A police officer is in hospital with a skull fracture after an assault during a routine traffic stop in Hamilton just after midnight
5 April 2021
A car had been pulled over in the suburb of Fairfield.
Police were speaking to the driver when he allegedly produced a baseball bat and assaulted two officers.
Another officer suffered a concussion and was later discharged from hospital.
A 17 year old male was arrested and will appear in the Youth Court in relation to the assault.
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