Northern Territory Police are investigating after an assault on a man and a police officer in Wadeye last night.
At 9:45pm, police responded to reports that a man had been assaulted with an edged weapon in the remote community.
Upon arrival, an unknown group allegedly threw rocks at attending police. A female officer was struck in the forehead, suffering a 2cm laceration.
Police withdrew from the location and returned a short time later with additional support and dispersed the group. An injured male was located with a laceration to his right leg.
Both the man and officer received treatment from the Wadeye clinic.
Commander Kylie Anderson said “Investigations into these incidents are ongoing and we are urging anyone who witnessed the assaults to make contact on 131 444.
“Wadeye police have been working extraordinarily hard over an extended period to keep community residents safe. The fact that one of those residents chose to deliberately harm an officer is completely reprehensible and police are currently working to identify all those involved.
“All emergency service workers should be able to turn up to work confident that the community will keep them safe as they serve and protect that very same community.”
