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Samantha Lock and Bray Boland

Cops accused of elder assault as police conduct probed

A senior constable has been charged for faking a breath test on the son of a senior officer. (David Moir/AAP PHOTOS)

The conduct of NSW police will again come under intense scrutiny after two constables were charged with assaulting a 92-year-old man with likely dementia.

The latest incident follows the May 2023 death of a great-grandmother with dementia after she was tasered by an officer at her nursing home while holding a knife.

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