The case against the star NRL players unravelled after the most senior police officer involved in the arrest admitted to giving false evidence and lying under oath.
The case against the high-profile footballers unravelled afterThe matter concluded after prosecutor Sam Bargwanna opted not to tender any further evidence on Wednesday morning.
Sergeant David Power admitted in the witness box on Tuesday that key details he provided in the case did not occur. Power had previously alleged he kicked Wighton out of Fiction nightclub after he saw the NRL star with clenched fists, anger in his face and holding a man by the shirt. Police alleged Wighton and Mitchell fought each other outside the venue.
Boland said the police had attempted to “frame” his client, labelling the case as an “old-school stitch-up”.
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