A New South Wales police officer used “excessive and unlawful” force when he tackled, repeatedly punched and dragged a 17-year-old Aboriginal boy by the handcuffs along the floor of a hospital, the state’s police watchdog alleges.
The findings were handed down by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) on Monday following an investigation into the officer’s use of force while recapturing the “slightly built” teenager, who was attempting to escape in a NSW hospital.
