NSW Police inspector charged, suspended with pay after allegedly assaulting two boys on Coolah-Walgett bus
Police have charged a fellow officer and stood the inspector down with pay after he allegedly assaulted two boys on a bus in the state’s west. Here’s what we know.
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NSW Police have charged a fellow officer and stood the inspector down with pay after he allegedly assaulted two 11-year-old boys on a bus in the state’s west.
The off-duty policeman, a senior officer attached to Western Region, has been accused of attacking the pair of children on a bus between Coolah and Walgett on Saturday, June 22.
Police said in a statement in recent days the man, whose aged was not provided, was on Friday given a future court attendance notice for charges of two counts of common assault.
Police confirmed the inspector was “currently suspended with pay”.
More information will be sought from NSW Police – including the circumstances of the alleged assaults by the highly-ranked officer.
The man is due to face Dubbo Local Court on October 23.
Originally published as NSW Police inspector charged, suspended with pay after allegedly assaulting two boys on Coolah-Walgett bus
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