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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee

Queensland police refused to discipline officer accused of domestic violence against pregnant partner

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A Queensland police officer was accused of multiple acts of serious domestic violence against his heavily pregnant partner and ‘interfering with the course of justice’ to weaken the terms of her protection order. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

The Queensland police service refused to pursue disciplinary action against an officer accused of multiple acts of serious domestic violence against his heavily pregnant partner and “interfering with the course of justice” to weaken the terms of her protection order.

The circumstances of the case, revealed in a Queensland tribunal judgment this month, prompted a legal challenge by state’s Crime and Corruption Commission.

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