General News

8 May, 2025

Police assaulted

POLICE have charged a 42-year-old Biboohra man with multiple offences including serious assault of police officers.

The man allegedly entered a Caterina Close address around 3am on 28 April and refused to leave the premises when asked and attempted to steal an electric leaf blower.

Police arrived shortly after and located the man on the front lawn of the address. When police attempted to speak with him, he allegedly pushed a police officer.

An officer attempted to arrest the man, when he allegedly lunged and grabbed the officer, causing injury to the officer’s eye before he was taken into custody.

He was charged with one count each of trespass and obstruct police and two counts of serious assault on police.

The man is due to appear at the Mareeba Magistrates Court on 19 May.

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