Aboriginal man tasered by police in Northern Territory acquitted on appeal
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JanJanuary 2021 at 8:23am
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An Aboriginal man charged with assaulting and resisting police after he was tasered in a remote police station has had his convictions overturned on appeal.
Key points:
Three charges against Johannes Mangurra were overturned
Body-worn video tendered in the case shows the interaction during the arrest in Numbulwar escalated
The ruling follows a lengthy court battle during which 24-year-old Johannes Mangurra s lawyers labelled his treatment in police custody outrageous and argued the force used by NT police officers was unnecessary.