Woman arrested for attacking son after he tried to stop her drink driving in Belconnen, ACT
Local residents have intervened after a woman attacked her child as he tried to restrain her from driving under the influence.
The 47-year-old woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday after allegedly assaulting police and the child during a family violence incident around 7pm Sunday.
The woman got into a verbal argument with her son at a home in Belconnen after drinking alcohol.
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Neighbours who witnessed the incident also attempted to intervene and during the altercation, the woman allegedly assaulted the boy, allegedly biting, hitting and scratching him.
Police arrived a short time later and spoke to the woman and her son.
Due to her increasingly violent behaviour, officers attempted to place her under arrest but she resisted, throwing a punch and kicking at one officer.
Officers eventually arrested the woman and she was charged with assaulting a frontline community service provider, attempting to resist a public official, and aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.
