WA:Man attacks police officers with shovel

AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2011
WA:Man attacks police officers with shovel

PERTH, April 25 AAP - Two police officers have been injured after a man wielding a
shovel attacked them in Perth's west.

The officers went to an address in Double View at about 3pm (WST) on Sunday following
a complaint that a man was damaging property there.

While they were interviewing the complainant, a man began hitting their police vehicle
with a shovel then approached the officers in a threatening manner, a police spokeswoman
said.

She said the man was issued with a warning that he would be tasered before one officer
fired a Taser at the man, but it had no effect.

The man then hit a female officer in the head with the shovel blade and a male officer
on the arm before he was restrained and arrested, the spokeswoman said.

The female officer required 11 stitches to a head wound and the male officer required
stitches to a deep gash in his arm.

Both have been released from hospital and police are assessing charges against a 57-year-old man.

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