A dramatic arrest in which a 23-year-old Central Coast man was pepper-sprayed in the back of a police vehicle, having allegedly escaped two sets of handcuffs and violently assaulted officers, will become the subject of an internal investigation after the detainee was hospitalised with serious injuries this week.
Tuggerah Lakes officers' handling of the incident sparked the review after the man was transferred from Wyong to Gosford hospital in a deteriorating condition on Friday, police said in a statement.
