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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Former police officer’s destruction of body-worn video and use of excessive force was serious misconduct, report finds

Stock image of New South Wales Police badges
The report found the former police constable physically threw a teenager to the ground and kicked them with force as they screamed in ‘fear and pain’. Photograph: AAP

A former NSW constable who used excessive force on six separate occasions and destroyed incriminating body-worn video evidence has been found to have engaged in serious misconduct, alongside four officers he confessed to who didn’t report him.

The findings, released by the state’s independent Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (Lecc) on Monday, could lead to a criminal investigation and potential jail time for the former New South Wales police officer.

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