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Indigenous man ‘in disbelief’ after NSW police officer acquitted of assaulting him in custody
An Indigenous man has told his lawyer he “feels no one cares about what happened to him” after a NSW police officer convicted of assaulting him in custody was yesterday acquitted of all charges on appeal.
Key points:
- NSW police officer Jeames Iain Murray’s conviction for assault of prisoner quashed on appeal
- Appeal judge found Mr Murray’s version of events could be accepted and the force was not excessive
- Mr Little’s lawyer says the decision deserves the “closest scrutiny”
Senior Constable Jeames Iain Murray was last year convicted in the NSW local court of two counts of common assault and fined a total of $3,500 for his actions during the arrest of Patrick Little in 2019.
CCTV footage captured the events at Goulburn Police Station which…
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