Man charged with DV attempted murder, tasered by cops

A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a woman known to him, after police were allegedly forced to use a taser to stop him from further attacking the woman.

A man has been tasered and charged with attempted murder by police after he allegedly attacked a woman in a rural Queensland town overnight.

A call for help was made after 9pm on Monday in relation to a domestic violence disturbance at a home in Aurukun, in far north Queensland.

According to police, the 37-year-old man was allegedly attacking a 51-year-old woman, who is known to him.

A police issued statement said the man had to be tasered upon the arrival of police.

“Officers arrived to find a man allegedly attacking a woman known to him and consequently deployed an electronic conductive device before he was taken into custody,” the statement said.

The woman suffered serious non-life-threatening injuries, while the man was taken to the watch house where he was refused police bail.

He will appear at the Cairns Magistrates Court later today on charges of attempted murder offence (domestic violence) and assault occasioning bodily harm while armed with an offensive instrument.

If you have any information in relation to this incident that can assist police, contact Policelink on 131444.