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Police use of force during arrest at Wairoa Police Station

17 March 2020

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that a Police officer used appropriate force when arresting a man at Wairoa Police Station on 21 January 2019 and taking him into custody, until the point that the officer used his leg to flip the man onto the concrete floor in a cell.

Public Report (PDF 443 KB) Media Statement


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