A Gwent Police officer is set to appear before Swansea Magistrates’ Court accused of assaulting a man. The charge follows an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
PC Gediminas Palubinskas, aged 33, is due in court on May 31 to face a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The charge relates to the force used during the arrest of a man in Newport.
That alleged incident took place on July 9, 2021 in a garden at Livale Court in the city's Bettws area. The IOPC’s investigation began after a conduct referral was submitted by Gwent Police.
