Cops charged after allegedly assaulting 92-year-old
Two police officers have been charged after allegedly assaulting a 92-year-old man in Sydney’s southwest.
The officers attended a home at Campbell Street, Picton, after 8:45pm on January 21, following reports of a domestic incident.
"The 92-year-old man received injuries which were allegedly the result of an interaction with the officers," a NSW Police statement reads.
"He was taken to hospital where he was admitted with a fracture to his right elbow, and significant bruising to his head and arms."
Following an internal investigation - which began the day after police attended the home - a male senior constable and a male constable, both from the South West Metropolitan Region, were given court attendance notices yesterday for assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The constable is also facing a further charge of assault.
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said that police responded to over 140,000 domestic violence matters every year and they review all the responses the following day.
She also said that it was "too hard to say" whether a domestic violence matter took place at the home, and it appeared that a resident at the home had dementia.
"It's obviously a complex matter when you have someone elderly, someone who has mental decline through dementia, or through something else, that can actually articulate any concerns to police properly."
However, no-one has been charged with domestic violence.
One of the officers will appear at Campbelltown Local Court on July 30, and the other is due to appear at the same court on August 6.
Both officers will be suspended with pay.
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