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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”.
Yesterday Judge McNamara found the officer guilty of aggravated assault for using capsicum spray on a man while he was handcuffed and in…
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