One of the two police officers assaulted in a Waikato baseball bat attack suffered a skull fracture and remains in hospital. The officers were assaulted in Hamilton overnight following a routine traffic stop. A vehicle containing three people in Fairfield was stopped just after midnight and the officers were speaking to the driver when he allegedly produced a baseball bat and attacked them. One suffered a concussion and was discharged, the other has a skull fracture and remains in hospital in a stable condition, a police spokesperson said. The spokesperson said the officers involved would like to express their gratitude to well-wishers and asked for privacy.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 05, 2021 03:33 UTC