Officer charged – Northern Region, NSW

A serving officer has been charged over an alleged on-duty assault last year.

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission conducted an investigation in relation to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy at Byron Bay in January 2018.

On Wednesday 23 October 2019, a Future Court Attendance Notice was issued to an officer for the offence of common assault.

He is due to face Byron Bay Local Court on Monday 2 December 2019.

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