Police use of force on detainee in Auckland Custody Unit unjustified, IPCA finds

Police use of force on detainee in Auckland Custody Unit unjustified, IPCA finds

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found officers used unjustified force on a man who complained he had been "face-planted" onto a concrete cell bed.

Police officers pull man’s legs out from under him in unjustifiable use of force

Two officers had been charged with common assault over the Auckland Custody Unit incident, but a judge had dismissed those ahead of the IPCA finding.

IPCA finds ‘unjustified use of force’ by police

Police say the IPCA has found that police lawfully arrested Mr X for breaching his bail, but the use of force at the custody unit was unjustified. Photo supplied Police are saying they acknowledge the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) over the use of force on a person in the Auckland Police Custody Unit. On January 18, 2023, police say they arrested a man for breaching bail and took him to the custody unit. While there,…