A man has appeared in court in relation to a serious assault on a police officer on Thursday.
The officer was knocked unconscious while responding to a call about a large group of people fighting on Apirana Ave in the east Auckland suburb Glenn Innes just after midnight.
He suffereda head injury and was hospitalised but was discharged yesterday and was expected to make a full recovery.
Abony Mandela Fidow, 23, appeared in Auckland District Court today charged with assault.
Fidow, who is listed on court documents as a storeperson from Glen Innes, was remanded in custody to appear again on Tuesday, when he is expected to apply for bail.
