NSW police officer charged with assault

A NSW police officer has been charged with assaulting a colleague during a domestic dispute.

The female senior constable, attached to a command in the Western Region, was summonsed to court after allegedly assaulting another officer during a domestic dispute.

Police say the charges relate to an incident that occurred on May 3, while the officer was off-duty.

She will appear at Wentworth Local Court on July 7.

The officer has been suspended from duty with pay.