Shocking video shows suspect ‘rip a clump of a policewoman’s hair out, punch her in the face, choke her and and twist her partner’s genitals’ in wild arrest that left one officer crying out in agony

• William Peter Kershaw was charged with 13 offences after his dramatic arrest
• He is accused of spitting on, punching and choking a male and female officer
• Additional police were required to subdue the 35-year-old on Tuesday evening
• Both officers were taken to hospital after the affray suffering soft tissue injuries

By JACKSON BARRON FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

An ‘extremely violent’ man has been charged after allegedly assaulting two police officers during a dramatic arrest caught on bodycam footage.  

Police were called to a home in Buff Point on the NSW Central Coast on Tuesday night after reports of a domestic assault.

Officers approached William Peter Kershaw at the residence, who allegedly spat in a male officer’s face as police attempted to arrest him.

The 35-year-old allegedly resisted arrest and became violent, saying ‘I can’t breathe’ as officers worked to subdue him.

After police moved to make Mr Kershaw more comfortable, he allegedly punched the female officer in the face several times and pulled her to the ground by her hair, with a clump ripped out of her scalp in the scuffle.

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Police work to subdue William Peter Kershaw in a dramatic arrest in Buff Point on the NSW Central Coast on Tuesday night

‘Don’t grab me mate!’ the female officer can be heard screaming in the video.

‘F**k you motherf**ker,’ Mr Kershaw responds. ‘I’ll get you. I’ll get all of you. F**king deal with it.’

The female officer was then allegedly choked by Mr Kershaw, who is also accused of elbowing the male officer in the face and squeezing his genitals. 

‘Deal with it you f**king dog c**t,’ Mr Kershaw yells in the affray.

Additional police were required to subdue Mr Kershaw, who begged for police to get off him. 

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‘No, last time I moved you said you couldn’t breath and then you grabbed my partner by the hair and wouldn’t let go,’ the male officer said. 

‘I cannot get off you when your conducting yourself in this way. You are resisting arrest, you’ve assaulted police, we don’t even know what happened in the first place for us to be here.

‘I would’ve happily turned you on my side so you could sit up until you assaulted my partner.’

Mr Kershaw’s mother approached officers, causing him to become more erratic and struggle, before pleading for her as officers gained control over him. 

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Mr Kershaw has been charged with 13 offences following the incident, including two counts of assaulting an officer in the line of duty

Mr Kershaw was taken to Wyong Police Station after being released from hospital, while both officers were taken to John Hunter Hospital suffering soft tissue injuries.

NSW Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott said the man’s behaviour was ‘disgusting’. 

‘This is an inexcusable attack on two officers who were simply responding to a call out to protect members of our community late last night following reports of a domestic incident,’ he said.

‘Last week, I referred the issue of assaults against police officers to the Law and Safety Parliamentary Committee to seek a better understanding of community attitudes towards police as well as an assessment of whether current penalties and offences are sufficient in light of the disgusting assaults that have been reported recently.

‘We want to work out what the motives and attitudes are behind these awful attacks. Thumping police is just not on.’ 

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The male officer told Mr Kershaw he would not let off him after he assaulted his partner

Northern Region Commander Assistant Commissioner Max Mitchell said violence against police is not acceptable. 

‘These two officers were attending this location after receiving a call for help – as thousands of officers across New South Wales do every single day – and this is what greeted them,’ he said.

‘They were attacked, unprovoked, for simply doing their job.

‘We are all thankful they only received minor injuries, and we will continue to monitor their welfare going forward.

‘I want to reiterate – violence against police officers and emergency services personnel is completely unacceptable, and we will continue to do all we can to prosecute those responsible.’

Mr Kershaw was charged with 13 offences including two counts of assault officer in execution of duty, four counts of resist officer in execution of duty, affray, destroy property and common assault.

He was refused bail and faced Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday where he was again refused bail to appear in Wyong Local Court on June 25.