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An acting sergeant who threw seven punches in seven seconds at a man backed into the corner of a police cell, and not hitting back, claimed the violence wa
Three Taranaki police officers failed in their duty of care to a farm worker who died in custody at the Hāwera police station, the IPCA has found.
The partner of a Hāwera man who died in police custody in 2019 feels like someone is finally listening after a report found officers failed in their duty of care.
Photo: Supplied Allen Ball died at Hāwera police station in the early hours of 1 June, 2019. The 55-year-old, who had been arrested following a family harm incident, died of an overdose of codeine, tramadol and alcohol. The three officers can now be named as Sergeant Sandra Shaw, Constable Craig Longworth and Constable Corey Waite. An Australian-born dairy farmer, who an older sister described a loving family man, Ball had been arrested about 11.30pm on 31 May after police had been called to a family harm incident on Hastings Road. He was intoxicated and lost consciousness in the police vehi...