If convicted, each of the five accused face a mandatory jail term of six months for assaulting an emergency worker. 9News
Whitsunday MP denies harassment claims He did not apply for bail and has been remanded in custody. The group had been celebrating a 30th birthday on Fitzroy Street when it is alleged Mr Potts kneed a woman in the genitals, before breaking away from police multiple times as they attempted to restrain him. Authorities are now searching for up to seven people over the assault in St Kilda.
Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton denied claims the officers had been heavy-handed in their initial arrest. “I completely reject straight away any suggestion police have acted inappropriately,” Commander Patton said. He pointed to increasing incidents of police assaults saying that between “10-20 police vehicles” are being rammed each month and “nearly 3000 assaults” had occurred on officers last year alone.
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