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Aboriginal man tasered by police in Northern Territory acquitted on appeal
An Aboriginal man charged with assaulting and resisting police after he was tasered in a remote police station has had his convictions overturned on appeal.
Key points:
- Supreme Court Justice Judith Kelly found police could have avoided the need for force
- Three charges against Johannes Mangurra were overturned
- Body-worn video tendered in the case shows the interaction during the arrest in Numbulwar escalated
The ruling follows a lengthy court battle during which 24-year-old Johannes Mangurra’s lawyers labelled his treatment in police custody “outrageous” and argued the force used by NT police officers was unnecessary.
The now-dismissed charges related to Mr Mangurra’s arrest inside the Numbulwar Police station in August 2019.
During the arrest,…
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