An off-duty Aboriginal police officer who was filmed stoning a wombat to death on South Australia's far west coast has issued an apology letter to his community.
The letter, shared with NITV News via the Far West Coast Aboriginal Corporation, said Mr Johncock was born"into a proud Kokotha/Wirangu family" on the state's West Coast, and that he was"introduced to hunting native tucker at a very young age".
"Looking back, however, I can now clearly see how such raw content can be offensive to anyone who is unfamiliar with our traditional hunting practices. Mr Johncock said he was unaware the video would be shared on social media,"or that it would be altered in such a way to try dishonour my occupation, name, family or culture".
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