Police have dropped fighting charges against NRL superstars Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton after the prosecutor decided not to offer any more evidence. The most senior police officer involved in their arrest admitted to giving false evidence and lying under oath.
Police have thrown out fighting charges against NRL superstars Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton . Prosecutor Sam Bargwanna decided not to offer any more evidence on Wednesday morning, ending the prosecution of the star duo. The most senior police officer involved in the duo’s arrest — Sergeant David Power — admitted on Tuesday he gave false evidence and lied under oath while testifying.
” The star duo had been at Canberra nightclub Fiction celebrating Wighton’s 30th birthday, before they spilled onto the street when the former Raider was removed from the venue for alleged aggressive behaviour. Police had accused Mitchell and Wighton of fighting each other after the former Raider was given an exclusion direction.
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