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Neve Brissenden

NT police ignored DV claims and set dog on a child

NT police officers set a dog on a boy, one of 465 complaints against the force in 2022/2023. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Northern Territory Police set a dog on a child, left a man stuck in a hunched position in his cell for almost three hours and ignored victims of alleged sexual assault and domestic violence, the watchdog has found.

NT Ombudsman Peter Shoyer has released his 2022/2023 annual report, in which he received 2155 complaints, of which 465 involved police.

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