Chris Karadaglis who was left paralysed from the neck down and Nik Dimopoulos who ended up losing arm mobility are among the civil settlement recipients due to misconduct
The details – and number – of the cases remain shrouded in secrecy, but the blowout in financial settlements has renewed calls for an independent police oversight body.
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The lawyer for three police officers accused of breaking a man’s neck and rendering him quadriplegic during an arrest want to explore the possibility that the injuries had another cause.