Qld: Gold Coast standoff ends, charges laid

AAP General News (Australia)
04-26-2010
Qld: Gold Coast standoff ends, charges laid

A man's been charged following a six-hour stand-off with police on the Gold Coast.

The 30-year-old man allegedly broke into a duplex on North Street .. Southport .. about
6.30am (AEST) today and assaulted the male and a female who live there.

They managed to flee the building and notify police.

Police say it's believed the pair don't know the man.

The man refused to leave and police entered the home and tasered the man about six
hours later to subdue him.

The Surfers Paradise man has been charged with burglary .. obstructing police .. and
a number of assault charges.

He's to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on April 27.

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KEYWORD: STANDOFF (BRISBANE)

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