01:22 EDT, 4 May 2021
The policeman who allegedly kicked a teenager to the ground at a park in Sydney s inner-east has been charged with assault.
The 16-year-old told a cop he would crack him in the f king jaw, bro , during a verbal altercation at Eddie Ward Park in Surry Hills, Sydney, on June 1, 2020.
The officer then grabbed his hands and allegedly kicked his legs from under him at the same time, sending the boy tumbling face first into the concrete footpath below.
He was issued with a court attendance notice on Tuesday after being charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and common assault.
07:52 EDT, 3 May 2021
Former AFL footballer Daniel Menzel has faced a court accused of twice unlawfully sexually touching a woman in his Bondi Beach home.
The former Sydney Swans player, 29, has pleaded not guilty to both charges after leaving the Bondi Hotel with the woman and walking to his home in November 2019.
The woman came to in a state of somewhat confusion to find Menzel on top of her, pinning her arms above her head and kissing her, police prosecutor Nicole McMahon told the Downing Centre Local Court on Monday.
The former Geelong and Sydney forward then got off the woman and the pair had a short discussion, the court heard.
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12:11 EDT, 19 April 2021
Three police officers have been injured in a vicious all-in brawl that erupted outside a popular Sydney nightclub over the weekend.
Dramatic footage captured a number of police officers struggling to contain rowdy patrons outside the MVP nightclub in the city s CBD.
Officers were responding to reports a man had repeatedly punched and kicked another patron just before midnight on Saturday March 17.
The 25-year-old Yagoona man had already been removed from the club by security guards, but the trouble didn t end there.
Police were responding to reports of a man repeatedly punching and kicking another patron inside Sydney s MVP nightclub and arrived just before midnight on Saturday night
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Police charge five after brawl, officers assaulted in Sydney CBD
Five people are before the courts after a brawl in the Sydney CBD on Saturday night that saw several police officers assaulted.
About 11.50pm (Saturday 17 April 2021), officers attached to Sydney City Police Area Command responded to reports of a fight at a premises on Pitt Street.
Police were told a man had allegedly punched and kicked another man repeatedly, before being escorted from the location by security guards.
While officers were attempting to arrest the man, a number of other individuals became involved. The man, from Yagoona, then allegedly shoved a constable in the chest.