22 Jun 2020

Police action against tagger inappropriate - lawyer

From Checkpoint, 5:43 pm on 22 June 2020

After the police arrest of a tagger led to his hospitalisation, one barrister says cops should never use force for minor crimes.

A video has appeared on Twitter showing a video of Nikau Andrews being restrained by four police officers in the early hours of Sunday.

He says after being spear-tackled into a wall and pinned down, scans have revealed damage around his heart.

Meriana Johnsen reports.