Qld police officer attacked by man armed with metal club
A Queensland police officer has been attacked by a man armed with a metal club.
The officer chased the man after a break in at a Cairns business on Saturday, tackling him to the ground.
Whilst on the ground, the man hit the officer on the hand with a metal club.
He will undergo x-rays to dertermine the extent of the injury.
A 40-year-old man has been charged with serious assault police and is due to face the Cairns Magistrates Court on Monday.
