Policeman sent home from hospital in pain from attack

A 51 year old Counties Manukau Police Constable is in a stable condition at Middlemore Hospital after he was assaulted while working in Waiuku last night.

The Constable and his partner had been attempting to arrest a man who had been the driver of a car involved in a high speed car crash.

During the arrest the man head butted the Constable knocking him unconscious.

The man was eventually arrested by other officers responding to an urgent assistance call from the Constable's partner.

The injuries suffered by the Constable include a broken nose, lost tooth and concussion.

A 20 year old Waiuku man has been arrested and will appear at the Pukekohe District Court today on a serious assault charge as well as resisting arrest and multiple driving related charges.