Serious assault police at Carseldine, QLD

Police have charged a man following an assault incident at Carseldine this afternoon, Queensland Police say.

At about 1.30pm, officers attended a service station on Gympie Road in relation to man allegedly causing a disturbance.

When police approached the man, it is alleged the man punched an officer in the face and punched and kicked the second officer.

After a brief struggle the man was arrested.

It is alleged whilst searching the man, police located a large machete hidden in the man’s pants.

Both officers received bruising as a result of the incident.

The 29-year-old Caboolture man is charged with two counts of serious assault police and one count each of public nuisance and possess knife in a public place.

The man will appear in the Sandgate Magistrates Court on September 14.

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