Officer guilty over Taser assault; pedestrian mowed down; One Nation surges
A Victorian police officer has been convicted of 10 counts of assault after tasering a suspect nine times in less than a minute during a 2022 family violence arrest in Warragul. The officer, who claimed self-defence, has been fined $11,000 and suspended without pay but will not face jail time. The victim suffered head injuries and heart palpitations and is now suing Victoria Police for psychological trauma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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