Eight arrested over alleged assault of off-duty police officer
Detectives are investigating an alleged assault by a group of men on a young off-duty police officer in the Victorian city of Shepparton.
Eight people have been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a young off-duty police officer in Shepparton, Victoria, according to police reports. The incident allegedly occurred around 12:30am on Sunday, October 25, when the officer asked a rider on an orange motorbike to leave a licensed area on Maude Street. The police allege that the rider, alongside a group of males, surrounded the 19-year-old officer and violently attacked him, punching and kicking him.
The officer and his 19-year-old friend were subsequently hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and have since been released from the hospital.
Detectives conducted searches at eight properties in the Greater Shepparton area, resulting in the arrest of a 16-year-old boy, three 17-year-old boys, two 18-year-old men, and a 20-year-old Kialla man. All suspects have been interviewed and are expected to be charged on summons. Additionally, a 17-year-old boy voluntarily presented himself at a police station for questioning and was released pending summons.
Evidence collected during the investigation includes a mobile phone, an off-road motorcycle, and an imitation firearm.
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