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Canberra Raider Tom Starling has final charge associated with 2020 arrest cleared as magistrate takes aim at police

Tom Starling was arrested over a brawl with police officers at a NSW Central Coast restaurant in 2020. (AAP: Dave Hunt)

The final charge against NRL star Tom Starling for an incident on the NSW Central Coast has been dismissed after a magistrate found police breached their duty when they "assaulted" him.

The 22-year-old Canberra Raiders hooker was initially charged with seven offences after a police officer was left with a cut to his hand while allegedly intervening in a fight involving Starling and his two brothers in 2020.

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