Officer and woman charged over assault, NSW

Two people, including a police officer have been charged over an alleged assault in the Lake Macquarie region.

It’s alleged the sergeant, attached to the North West Metropolitan Region, assaulted two men, aged 52 and 58, and a 49-year-old woman assaulted a 55-year-old woman during an off-duty incident at an address in Catherine Hill Bay in the early hours of Tuesday 1 January 2019.

Officers from Lake Macquarie Police District attended, and an investigation was commenced.

Following inquiries, the officer was served with a Future Court Attendance Notice for two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm yesterday (Friday 18 January 2019).

The woman was served with a Future Court Attendance Notice for the offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Both are due to appear before Belmont Local Court on Monday 18 March 2019.

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