Sydney's Occupied Territories: Omar Abukhaled,27,was refused bail yesterday over the assaulting police and resisting arrest

Sydney's Occupied Territories Omar Abukhaled,27,was refused bail yesterday over the assaulting police and resisting arrest

Various sources compiled by ANV
5 Jan 2013.

Two constables dealing with an apprehended violence order against a 27-year-old on parole in Sydney's west were allegedly spat on and punched.

The man and his partner, a 46-year-old woman, were subsequently charged with assaulting police and resisting arrest after the attack at a unit in Carramar on Thursday at 1.40pm, police said.

Police said the woman threw a glass vase at a female officer, missing her, then struck her in the face and grabbed her around the throat. That officer received a black eye in the struggle.
Fairfield Inspector Raven Maharaj said the two officers are "fine and just suffering minor injuries."

"Unfortunately this happens quite a bit," he said. "Police attend to serve a brief or follow up a complaint that someone is breaching an AVO then it turns ugly when police arrive".

Police allege that as they attempted to arrest the man the woman grabbed one of the officers, while the man Omar Abukhaled,struck the other on the back of his head and spat in his face.

When other officers arrived, the man and woman were arrested.
The male police officer was taken to Liverpool Hospital for treatment and has since been released.

They were treated at the scene for minor injuries by paramedics before being taken to Fairfield Police Station.

Omar Abukhaled was charged with assaulting police, resisting arrest and breaching bail and was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Bail Court on Friday.
During his appearance in Parramatta Bail Court on Friday Omar Abukhaled he was refused bail and ordered to reappear at Fairfield Local Court next month.
The woman was charged with assaulting police and resisting arrest and was given strict bail conditions to appear at Fairfield Local Court on February 6.