Police Charge Man With Assault On Police

A 32-year-old man will appear in out-of-session court in Launceston today (August 2) charged with multiple offences, including two separate charges of assaulting a police officer.

Tasmania Police allege the man punched and bit two officers as he resisted arrest during an incident at a residential property in Kings Meadows on Friday night.

The man is facing several charges including common assault, two counts of assaulting a police officer, resisting police and destroying property.

The two officers did not receive serious injuries.

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