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A police officer has been charged with assault after an alleged domestic violence incident on Friday and remanded in custody. The man, a sworn member in the Australian Federal Police who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday morning. The court was told the man assaulted a woman in her home, while the woman's young son was present. Police documents allege he verbally and physically abused the woman, with whom he had been in a relationship for more than a year. It is alleged witnesses heard a man's voice say "Do you want to die?". It is also alleged he yelled at the woman's son during the attack. The child allegedly told police he was exceedingly scared and didn't know what to do. He described hearing "thumping and bumping" noises from where he took shelter in the home. The court heard he had seen some of the incident. Police received multiple 000 calls in relation to the incident from the woman's neighbours. When officers arrived, the man was allegedly unsteady on his feet with bloodshot eyes. Police said they believed he had been highly intoxicated. The court heard there were allegations the man had previously assaulted the woman causing broken bones however no charges had arisen from those allegations. The man did not enter a plea. Bail was refused on the grounds the man was at high risk of reoffending, and the magistrate said the man was at high risk of self harm. The court ordered the man to be isolated from other prisoners if possible, due to the nature of his work. The man will reappear before the court later this month. Later outside of court, ACT Chief Police Officer Justine Saunders issued a statement saying the matter had been referred to AFP Professional Standards and would be "treated extremely seriously". "An incident involving our own member is very concerning. It doesn't matter who you are, or what role you have in the community any form of violence is not tolerated by ACT Policing," she said. "As the matter is now before court, I will be unable to comment further."

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