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NT police officer escapes conviction for aggravated assault during Alice Springs arrest
A Northern Territory police officer has had no conviction recorded after he was found guilty of aggravated assault during an arrest in Alice Springs.
Key points:
- NT Police officer Benjamin Skene was found guilty of aggravated assault for using capsicum spray on a prisoner
- The court heard that the use of force was the result of “considerable” provocation
- Judge Sarah McNamara has decided not to record a conviction in the case
Judge Sarah McNamara told the Alice Springs Local Court 41-year-old Benjamin Skene’s “malice” during the September 2018 arrest was the result “a considerable degree of provocation”.
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