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OFFICER ASSAULTED DURING WINDALE ARREST

A domestic violence intervention at Windale has resulted in a senior constable being assaulted.

At around 7pm last night, officers attended a Wakool Street home and attempted to arrest a 25-year-old man.

The man lashed out, punching the officer in the right side of the face.

He continued to resist arrest before additional police stepped in and apprehended him.

Upon being placed in the police vehicle, the man spat at a sergeant and continued to resist arrest.

He was charged at Belmont Police Station and refused bail to appear at Belmont Local Court today.

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Georgia Vaughan

Georgia Vaughan is a Journalist for NBN News in Tamworth. She grew up in Armidale before moving to Newcastle to attend Hunter School of Performing Arts. Georgia joined NBN News in 2020, working as a social media producer. She then moved to Sydney and has worked as a social media producer at 10 News First and a producer for News Channel at the ABC. Georgia holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) from the University of Technology Sydney.

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