A man has been charged with attempted murder after police officers were attacked with an axe and bitten by a dog during a house visit.
The incident happened when officers attended a property on Dickens Estate in Marine Street in Bermondsey, south-east London, as part of an ongoing investigation, the Met Police said.
Police said that as officers entered the address, two were bitten by a dog, while one was also attacked by a man armed with axes.
A man in his 40s was Tasered by officers at the scene and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
A dog, believed to be a Cane Corso breed, was seized and taken to police kennels.
Two of the officers suffered injuries caused by an axe and the dog, and were taken to hospital.
Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing and they have since been discharged from hospital. A third officer suffered a minor injury which did not require further treatment.
Stephen Coombes, 43, of Marine Street, Bermondsey, has been charged with attempted murder, 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.
He was expected to appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday afternoon.
