A driver intentionally rammed two New Zealand police officers while they were on patrol, killing one and seriously injuring the other. This shocking incident marked a rare instance of police officers being killed in the line of duty in the country. The 32-year-old driver was arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including murder and attempted murder.
A driver ran down two New Zealand police officers as they patrolled on foot in the early hours of New Year's Day , killing one and seriously injuring the other, the country's police chief said.The attack jolted a country where the killing of police officers on duty is rare. Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was the first female officer in New Zealand 's history killed by a criminal act while at work, police said Thursday.
In Wednesday's attack, the vehicle drove into the officers 'at speed' as they performed a routine patrol of a parking lot, before the driver turned and rammed a police car, Police Commissioner Richard Chambers told reporters in the South Island city of Nelson. Fleming died in a local hospital hours later.A 32-year-old man was arrested over the incident shortly after it happened, at about 2 a.m. local time. He was charged with eight criminal counts, including murder, attempted murder, assault using a vehicle as a weapon and driving while disqualified.The other officer struck by the car was in serious condition but was expected to make a full recovery, Chambers said. A third officer who was in the rammed police car received a concussion and two members of the public were hurt, one of them after coming to help the injured officers.Chambers condemned the 'senseless act of an individual who appears to have been determined to cause harm,' although he did not suggest a motive.'There was, at this stage, no indication that was what about to occur, occurred,' Chambers said.Police Minister Mark Mitchell told reporters the officers were 'targeted in what I consider a very cowardly attack.' It was a 'devastating day' for police and for the country, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wrote on X.The attack happened in a downtown area of Nelson — population 55,000 — close to the street where the city's New Year's Eve celebrations had concluded two hours befor
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