A report has found police flipping a man on to a cell floor - was over the top
A report has found police flipping a man on to a cell floor - was over the top
17 March 2020
The man complained about excessive force - after he was arrested for using offensive language in the Wairoa Police station's reception last year.
The officer used his leg to flip the man to the floor before he exited the cell, which the Independent Police Conduct Authority found to be unnecessary.
Judge Colin Doherty says the officer could have simply pushed the man into the room.
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