Man charged after officer stabbed in head, another bitten during domestic call

BURLINGTON, Ont. – A man has been charged after two police officers were injured by a knife-wielding man in Burlington, Ont., Thursday afternoon.

The incident happened when the officers were called to a domestic disturbance at a home.

Halton Region police say the officers were “immediately attacked” once they entered the home.

One officer was pushed to the ground and stabbed in the head, the second officer was bitten on the arm while trying to intervene and a family member was also injured during the melee.

Police say officers used a stun gun to subdue the 22-year-old man and then arrested him. He is in hospital undergoing a psychiatric assessment, and has been charged with attempted murder, two counts of assault causing bodily harm and two counts of assaulting police officers.

Both of the police officers have returned home, where they’re expected to make a full recovery.