"Officers attended an address on Marine Street, Bermondsey, at about 15:20 GMT on Sunday in connection with an ongoing investigation. Two of them were bitten by a dog and one was also injured by an axe. The pair were taken to hospital. A third officer suffered a minor injury."
"As well as attempted murder, Stephen Coombes is accused of being in charge of a dog that caused injury while dangerously out of control, a racially aggravated Public Order Act offence and harassment to put in fear of violence."
Police officers responded to an address on Marine Street in Bermondsey on Sunday afternoon as part of an ongoing investigation. During the incident, two officers were bitten by a dog and one officer was struck with an axe. Both injured officers were hospitalized, while a third officer sustained a minor injury. Stephen Coombes, 43, was charged with attempted murder, being in charge of a dangerously out-of-control dog that caused injury, a racially aggravated Public Order Act offence, and harassment to put in fear of violence. A Cane Corso breed dog was seized and taken to police kennels. Coombes appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Monday.
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