Three police officers who assaulted a disability pensioner on his front lawn after they attended his home for a welfare check have been spared jail. Senior constables Brad McLeod, John Edney and Florian Hilgart were found guilty last Friday of a combined six charges over their use of force against the pensioner, John, outside his Preston home on September 19, 2017.
Read full story... (off-site)- Topics:
- Justice, violence, Abuse and Neglect
- Author:
- David Estcourt
- Source:
- The Age
- Date published:
- Wed 29th Jul, 2020