US EditionCops Assaulted Naked, Mentally Ill Woman on Sydney Street
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, JUL 10 – Officers Black and Trautsch pleaded guilty to assault and weapon misuse after violently confronting a distressed woman, with prosecutors citing lack of strategy and excessive force, court to sentence soon.
- On Thursday at Penrith District Court, former NSW Police officers Black and Trautsch pleaded guilty to assault and pepper spray misuse over a 2023 welfare check incident.
- Responding to a January 22, 2023 welfare call in Emu Plains, officers encountered a naked woman in psychosis with untreated schizophrenia during a plain-clothes welfare check.
- Body-Worn and CCTV footage show officers spraying her face and genitals, dragging her by the hair, kicking her repeatedly, and laughing during the assault.
- Senior NSW Police sources called Black and Trautsch a "disgrace," noting their resignations occurred before formal dismissal, with sentencing scheduled for July 15.
- Prosecutors say officers used unnecessary violence without seeking help; judge to review footage in upcoming sentencing next week.
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Cops guilty of pepper-spray assault on naked, mentally ill woman
Warning: This story contains details and content that some readers may find distressing.A naked woman having a psychotic episode was punched, kicked, dragged by her hair and pepper-sprayed by two police officers who have admitted using unlawful force."You have to do what you have to do," one of officers, senior constable Nathan Black, told medical staff later when the schizophrenic woman was taken to Nepean Hospital in western Sydney.READ MORE: …
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