A NSW police officer charged with assaulting an Indigenous teenager claims the force he used was justified, because he thought he was about to be assaulted, a Sydney court hears.
A NSW police officer charged with assaulting an Indigenous teenager during an arrest justified a "leg sweep" on the 16-year-old because he thought he was about to be assaulted, a Sydney court has heard.The court today played audio of a police interview with Constable Barlow
Constable Ryan Barlow, 30, has pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm over the incident in Ward Park, Surry Hills, where he and two colleagues stopped a group of teenagers in June 2020. Constable Barlow then walked up to the complainant and performed a "leg sweep" technique, holding his arms behind his back and kicking his feet, causing him to fall forwards onto the ground.Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court was today played audio of a police interview in which Constable Barlow said the teenager was tensing his upper body and shrugging his shoulders prior to the leg sweep, in what he perceived as an attempt to break free.
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