A young policewoman was unconscious for more than an hour after she was allegedly kicked in the stomach and punched in the head in an alleged ‘sickening’ assault.
The Mount Druitt constable, 23, and her female colleague, 22, were allegedly attacked while conducting a welfare check in Bidwill in Sydney’s west on Friday night.
Concerned members of the public contacted police after seeing Khi Tremain, 19, lying in the middle of Bunya Road.
Police were trying to talk to Tremain when he allegedly lashed out and knocked out one of the female officers, causing her to fall to the ground and lose consciousness.
He then allegedly turned on her female colleague, who was punched in the face before she deployed capsicum spray.
Tremain was arrested at the scene and then allegedly attacked a third officer, 25, by biting him on the arm en route to hospital.
The policeman has since been forced to undergo testing for bloodborne illnesses and must now wait for results before he is medically cleared.
The female officer who was unconscious for 70 minutes was discharged from hospital the next morning.
A teen allegedly attacked two female police officers who had been called to perform a welfare check on him in Sydney’s west on Friday night. Pictured are police at the scene
A young police officer was unconscious for 70 minutes after she was allegedly kicked in the stomach and punched her head
She and her two injured colleagues are still ‘sore and shaken’.
‘I’ve spoken to all the officers, they are sore and shaken and the events of last night are now starting to dawn on them, how serious it was, how much more serious it could have been,’ Mt Druitt Superintendent Darrin Batchelor said.
He added that the incident was traumatic for everyone involved, including police who arrived on scene to find their colleague unconscious in the middle of the road.
Aerial footage of the scene showed her surrounded by dozens of paramedics and police.
‘They didn’t know what had occurred, whether the female officer had been stabbed or shot,’ Supt Batchelor said.
‘The police force is a family, so the events of last night has affected the entire police force.’
Acting NSW Police Commissioner Peter Thurtell labelled the alleged attack as appalling.
‘This is a sickening attack and those officers were just doing their job,’ he said.
Khi Tremain allegedly attacked a third officer, 25, who he bit on the arm on the way to the hospital. Pictured are police at the scene
Tremain has since been charged with three counts of assault and three counts of resisting arrest
‘Incidents like these clearly demonstrate the bravery and courage of officers who are just doing their best to protect the community.
‘Police officers put themselves on the frontline and in danger every single day, they deserve respect not violence.’
Tremain was charged with three counts of assault police officer in execution of duty cause actual bodily harm, and three counts of hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty following his release from hospital.
Tremain remains in custody and will face Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.
