Remember this bloke? This is Bryn Hutchinson, who at this years Mardi Gras parade was set upon by 5 police officers shortly after it ended for crossing the road. He sustained these injuries from the police:
The police charged him with with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.
Well his time has come up in court, and guess what? The magistrate has found him innocent and chucked out both charges.
Today a magistrate found that on the first charge of “Assaulting an officer in the execution of duty,” Hutchinson was not guilty because was acting in self defence.However it's extremely unlikely anything will happen to the police who did this as the police still investigate themselves, despite many and long calls for NSW police to be investigated by an independent body.
On the second charge of “resisting an officer in execution of their duty,” the ruling was that there was insufficient evidence to warrant a guilty verdict.
NSW Police have previously refuted wrongdoing on the night, so the judgement that Hutchinson was acting with self defence appears to contradict this.
A relieved Hutchinson tells Same Same he was pleased with today’s result in court, acknowledging that a legal battle “takes it lot out of you.”
“From my own experience, I want to advocate for an external body for the independent oversight of police,” he adds.
“If it can happen to me it can happen to anyone. There are many instances where police have used unlawful or unreasonable force, and there is no way it shouldn’t be able to be questioned external to the police force.
“I thank the community who supported me and others, and thank David Shoebridge and Alex Greenwich who spoke out strongly and early about my plight.” more
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