Victoria Police detectives have arrested eight people following an investigation into the alleged assault of an off-duty police officer and his friend in Shepparton.
According to investigators, the incident occurred at approximately 12:30am on Sunday, October 25, along Maude Street. Police stated that a 19-year-old off-duty officer approached a rider operating an orange motorbike erratically near a licensed premises and asked them to leave. The officer was then allegedly surrounded by a group of males, leading to an altercation where both he and a 19-year-old friend were punched and kicked before the group fled.
Both victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries, requiring hospital treatment before later being released.
