SA Police officer Aidan Allt standing trial on four counts of assault

A police officer has been accused of brutally attacking a man in the cells at Elizabeth – leaving him “naked and bleeding” – before lying on official reports to cover it up.

An SA Police officer is standing trial after he allegedly committed a brutal assault on a now-convicted drug runner, leaving him “naked and bleeding”.

Police officer Aidan Allt, 35, is standing trial in the Adelaide Magistrates Court this week, after allegedly filling out a report “riddled in lies” to cover up his unjustified attack.

Chris Edge, for the prosecution, told the court on Monday Mr Allt was the officer-in-charge at the Elizabeth police station on June 19, 2022.

The court heard Jordan Ljubicic, 24, was in custody when police officers took a 16-year-old female to a padded call and removed her clothes in a search.

“It’s quite clear that Mr Ljubicic … did not approve of what police were doing,” Mr Edge said.

SA Police officer Aidan Allt faces four charges of aggravated assault over alleged excessive use of force. Picture: Instagram

Jordan Ljubicic was allegedly assaulted by SA police officer Aidan Allt. Picture: Facebook

The court heard Mr Ljubicic started yelling and kicking the door, before a direction was given by Mr Allt to take him to the padded cells and remove his clothes.

The court heard Mr Ljubicic was then escorted by multiple police officers and, while he tensed and resisted, Mr Edge said he didn’t demonstrate violence or aggression.

Mr Ljubicic was taken to the ground and successfully restrained.

The court heard Mr Allt then allegedly drew his OC spray and walked around to Mr Ljubicic’s head area, asking a police officer to move out of the way – who declined.

“So the accused pushes past and reaches over the (police officer), he leans down and sprays Mr Ljubicic in the face point blank with the OC spray,” Mr Edge said.

Mr Edge said Mr Ljubicic became even more compliant to the point where “physically he almost gives up”.

The court heard Mr Allt then took out his baton and put it in his hand to make a “reinforced fist” before allegedly delivering punches to Mr Ljubicic’s head.

Mr Edge said “a spray of blood” hit the floor after Mr Allt’s second punch, before he allegedly punched Mr Ljubicic another time to the head.

“The cells’ footage finishes with Mr Ljubicic standing in the cells naked and bleeding from his head,” Mr Edge said.

Mr Edge said Mr Allt’s report on the incident was “riddled with proven lies” that made the alleged assault seem justified by saying police responded to a “genuine threat” from a “very dangerous prisoner”.

The court heard Mr Allt claimed Mr Ljubicic was trying to assault the police, that he deployed the OC spray from 1m away and his punches were aimed at the arm area of Mr Ljubicic but he slipped through sweat.

Mr Allt, of Salisbury, pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated assault.

Ljubicic, who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, was handed a suspended sentence in December last year after police found 173 fake Xanax tablets, $1275 cash and drug dealing related texts on his phone.

A SAPOL spokeswoman previously told The Advertiser Mr Allt had been “suspended from duty” after an “internal investigation”.

The trial before Magistrate Roderick Jensen continues.

Originally published as SA Police officer Aidan Allt standing trial on four counts of assault