The senior arresting officer claimed he witnessed Wighton with clenched fists, anger in his face and holding a man by the shirt. This video proved otherwise.
The case against Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton unravelled when CCTV footage of the alleged incident didn’t match up with the testimony of the most senior police official involved in the Canberra arrest.
Mitchell was charged with affray, fighting in a public place and resisting a territory official. His soon-to-be South Sydney teammate Wighton was charged with fighting in a public place and failing to comply with an exclusion direction.
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