Ibac charges police officer accused of repeatedly hitting Indigenous man with Taser during Melbourne arrest
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- The Guardian Worldseen 13 Aug, 06:34description edited
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Victorian corruption watchdog alleges weapon was used to hit man’s head, with another officer accused of kneeing him in same incident last year Two Victorian police officers have been charged with assault after allegedly using a Taser and knee to repeatedly strike a man in the head during an arrest last year. In a statement, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission said it had charged the two officers after an investigation into the force used during an arrest of an Indigenous man...Victorian corruption watchdog alleges weapon was used to hit man’s head, with another officer accused of kneeing him in same incident last year Two Victorian police officers have been charged with assault after allegedly using a Taser and knee to repeatedly strike a man in the head during an arrest last year. But the officers remain on duty, police have confirmed. Continue reading...
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Thu, 13 August 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World02:40first to reportedited after publishing
Victorian corruption watchdog alleges weapon was used to hit man’s head, with another officer accused of kneeing him in same incident last year Two Victorian police officers have been charged with assault after allegedly using a Taser and knee to repeatedly strike a man in the head during an arrest last year. But the officers remain on duty, police have confirmed. Continue reading...
- ABC News (Australia)04:06
The two officers are alleged to have unlawfully hit an Indigenous man in the head with a taser and one officer's knee during an arrest last year in Melbourne's east.