Man lands wild punch on police officer in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley
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Shocking moment in which a policeman is beaten by a man who is fleeing from the police on a motorcycle
- Man seen delivering a disgusting punch to a Brisbane police officer
- A 20-year-old has been charged with the alleged attack
- He faces charges of assaulting police and intentional damage.
A man being chased by motorcycle cops for allegedly ‘causing a riot’ has been caught on video punching a police officer.
The 20-year-old police officer who alleges threw the punch has been charged with two counts of assault on police, intentional damage and public nuisance.
Shocking footage at the hub of Brisbane’s inner city nightlife, Fortitude Valley, shows a man in a white T-shirt running down Brunswick St at around 3am on Sunday morning being chased by police motorcycles.
A man being chased by motorcycle cops for allegedly ‘causing a riot’ has been caught on video punching a police officer
As an officer up front tries to intercept him, the man throws a punch to the arm that causes the onlookers to gasp.
The man in the video continues to run, but is eventually tackled to the ground by officers 20 meters from the road.
He is handcuffed while on the ground as police form a cordon around him.
Police allege they were conducting routine patrols in the district when they encountered a man causing a disturbance.
Two male police officers, a 42-year-old senior police officer and a 31-year-old police officer, sustained minor injuries in the altercation.
The man accused of throwing the punch appeared before Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old police officer who alleges threw the punch has been charged with two counts of assault on police, intentional damage and disorderly conduct.