Charge follows injury to officer

Police have charged a man after an officer was injured at South Woy Woy on Monday, January 28.

Shortly before 12:45pm officers from the Brisbane Water Target Action Group attended Nambucca Dr to arrest an 18-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy over an alleged assault.

The two males were seen walking along the road and allegedly fled to a nearby unit.

Two officers followed them but were denied entry to the unit by a 29-year-old man who slammed the door closed.

As officers attempted to secure the premises, a female senior constable was confronted by the older man who slammed a kitchen window closed so hard that it smashed.

Glass fell onto the senior constable which caused lacerations to her hands.

Police alleged that the man then threw a heavy cooking pot through the window which struck the officer on her jaw and rendered her unconscious.

Ambulance paramedics were called and treated the officer before conveying her to Gosford Hospital for treatment to her injured jaw and micro surgery to a severed tendon in her hand.

Negotiations commenced with the people in the home unit and, at about 1:20pm, the three males and a woman were removed from the premises.

The woman was not detained by police and was released shortly after.

The 13-year-old boy was charged with two counts of common assault and offensive language.

He was granted conditional bail to appear at Woy Woy Children's Court on March 8.

The 18-year-old man was charged with common assault and granted conditional bail to appear at Woy Woy Local Court on March 5.

The 29-year-old man was charged with wound with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and refused bail.

He appeared at Gosford Local Court on Tuesday, January 29.

Media Release, 28 Jan 2013

NSW Police Media