The Independent Police Conduct Authority's found police used reasonable force pulling a man out of a house to arrest him -- but breached their head injury policy in not providing medical care
The Independent Police Conduct Authority's found police used reasonable force pulling a man out of a house to arrest him -- but breached their head injury policy in not providing medical care
15 October 2024
The man sustained a head injury in January 2023, in Kaeo in the Far North.
He claimed he was assaulted.
The IPCA has not been able to determine the cause of injury - and found no evidence the force used was excessive.
Police acknowledge a medical practitioner should've been called to assess the man's injury.
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