Buff Point, New South Wales: Drunk William Peter Kershaw not guilty of resisting police during arrest, as cops couldn't say why he was being arrested

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I usually stick to U.S. stories (50 states & territories) only, but this is newsworthy!

Many of the details are behind a paywall, but in one Australian state a bloke accused of resisting arrest was acquitted because the police officers were unable to articulate why he was being arrested in the first place. Cops are not the brightest bulbs on the planet.

William Peter Kershaw, presumably​

Drunk not guilty of resisting police over ‘wrongful arrest’

A man charged with resisting two officers in the execution of their duty, injuring them both, has been found not guilty because they never told him why he was under arrest, a court has heard.​

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/buff-point-william-peter-kershaw-allegedly-choked-female-cop-during-arrest-court-told/news-story/8590bf0b0f28c148e810c056b44026fc

 

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Report on the original arrest in the UK Daily Mail:


Shocking video shows suspect 'rip a clump of a policewoman's hair out, punch her in the face, choke her and and twist her partner's genitals' in wild arrest that left one officer crying out in agony

• William Peter Kershaw was charged with 13 offences after his dramatic arrest
• He is accused of spitting on, punching and choking a male and female officer
• Additional police were required to subdue the 35-year-old on Tuesday evening
• Both officers were taken to hospital after the affray suffering soft tissue injuries

17 June 2020

An 'extremely violent' man has been charged after allegedly assaulting two police officers during a dramatic arrest caught on bodycam footage. Police were called to a home in Buff Point on the NSW Central Coast on Tuesday night after reports of a domestic assault. Officers approached William Peter Kershaw at the residence, who allegedly spat in a male officer's face as police attempted to arrest him. The 35-year-old allegedly resisted arrest and became violent, saying 'I can't breathe' as officers worked to subdue him. After police moved to make Mr Kershaw more comfortable, he allegedly punched the female officer in ...

Man 'rips out policewoman's hair and kicks her partner in the face'

Police were called to a home in Buff Point on the NSW Central Coast on Tuesday night after reports of a domestic assault.

www.dailymail.co.uk