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POLICE OFFICERS ASSAULTED AT BYRON BAY

A 43-year-old man has been arrested, after allegedly eye-gouging a police officer and biting another at Byron Bay overnight.

Officers were called to the intersection of Jonson and Lawson Streets at around 10 o’clock last night, where they spoke to a man who had been assaulted with a metal pole.

Police attempted to arrest a man nearby, and a struggle ensued, with the man allegedly trying to grab an officer’s firearm, before allegedly grabbing and biting the genital area of one officer, and eye-gouging another.

Security from a nearby licensed premises helped to arrest the man.

One officer suffered multiple injuries including a burst blood vessel in his left eye, while the second officer suffered swelling and abrasions.

The 43-year-old was charged with affray, resisting police, assaulting police, and intimidating police.

He was refused bail to appear in court today.

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