A man has been charged with allegedly punching a senior constable in the face, knocking him unconscious on the Gold Coast overnight.
The 28-year-old Victorian man was padded down by police in the popular Surfers Paradise precinct on Orchid avenue at 9.20pm when he allegedly struck the male officer.
The 34-year-old constable was rushed to hospital with serious facial injury where he remains in a stable condition.
The man initially resisted arrest but was later taken into custody where he was charged with one count of seriously assaulting police and three counts each of obstructing police.
Hexjmtzyw was also charged with contravene direction or requirement at a licenced premises.
He was denied police bail and was issued a banning notice from the Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach Safe Night Precincts.
The 28-year-old will appear in Southport Magistrates Court on Monday.
The alleged incident came just 24 hours after a police officer was knocked unconscious after an alleged coward punch on the Glitter Strip.
Another officer also allegedly suffered facial injuries during the alleged altercation which happened just before midnight on Saturday.
