‘Disgusting’: Police officers bitten, knocked out in ‘disgraceful’ serious assault

A group of police officers have been bitten and knocked out in what’s been described as a “disgusting and disgraceful” assault.

Police officers have been bitten and knocked unconscious in a “disgusting” assault in the Northern Territory.

Three officers attended a Milikapiti property just more than 100km by air from Darwin about 6am on Wednesday to arrest a man in relation to alleged domestic violence offences.

However, the three officers were attacked by multiple people during the arrest, with the offenders using improvised weapons and biting the police.

Police say they even tried to take an officer’s gun from its holster, with one officer being knocked unconscious in the serious assault.

A police officer was knocked out following the assault. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Officers were left injured and needed medical treatment following the attack.

Northern Territory Commissioner Michael Murphy has slammed the “disgraceful” behaviour and said officers should be treated with respect.

“The behaviour we witnessed this morning was absolutely disgusting and disgraceful,” Mr Murphy said.

“Assaults on our officers, who are doing their job to keep the community safe, will not and cannot be tolerated.

“Every day, police put themselves at risk to serve and protect the communities they are part of.

“The least they should expect is to be treated with respect and to be safe while carrying out their duties.”

Mr Murphy said the officers’ families were “quite concerned with the violent conduct directed at their loved ones”.

“I will be flying to the location this morning with additional resources to visit and support our officers,” he said.

“I will be working with the Land Councils to ensure strong local leadership is part of the solution and these acts of violence aren’t repeated.

“The members are currently safe and being treated for their injuries and I commend them for their measured and professional response to a hostile situation.”

He also acknowledged the hard work of officers in the NT in keeping the community safe “often in dangerous circumstances”.

“No officer or citizen should be subjected to any type of violence and we will continue to do all we can to eliminate this,” he said.

No arrests have been made as yet.