Woman and her dog accused of biting police who attended neighbour dispute

A woman accused of hosing down her neighbour's house has allegedly assaulted police officers who attended the dispute, one of whom was also bitten by her dog. Subscribe now for unlimited access . Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue ACT Policing officers responded to a neighbours' quarrel in Taylor about 3pm on Friday, December 13.

There was a resolution, however, police were called to the address again hours later because the woman had allegedly restarted the dispute. "About 7.20pm, police returned to the residences after the woman allegedly breached an undertaking to keep the peace by spraying her neighbour's home with a hose and yelling abuse," a police spokeswoman said.



"Officers attempted to speak to the woman but one officer was bitten by her dog when she went inside her residence." An ACT Policing officer. Picture by Karleen Minney Police arrested the 36-year-old woman but she allegedly kicked and injured two officers before they handcuffed her.

Once in custody at the ACT Watch House , the woman is again accused of assaulting two different officers. she allegedly bit one of them on the arm and scratched another on the hand. As a result, she was charged with multiple offences, including two counts of assaulting frontline community service providers and two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The woman is due to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday. Share Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Email Copy Bageshri Savyasachi Journalist I am the police reporter for The Canberra Times. I cover crime, corrections and other emergency services.

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me I am the police reporter for The Canberra Times. I cover crime, corrections and other emergency services. I am interested in investigative journalism and human stories.

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