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Use of Taser during arrest in Auckland

22 November 2018


The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer used excessive force while arresting a man in Auckland on 5 February 2017, by inappropriately 're-energising' a Taser on him after he had fallen to the ground.

Public Report (PDF 521 KB) Media Statement


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