Two Victoria Police officers charged with assault over 2025 arrest
The two officers are alleged to have unlawfully hit an Indigenous man in the head with a taser and one officer's knee during an arrest last year in Melbourne's east.
Two Victoria Police officers have been charged with assault following an arrest in August 2025, according to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC). The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) has launched an investigation into allegations that a senior constable and a sergeant unlawfully struck an Indigenous man during the arrest in Melbourne's east.
IBAC stated that the senior constable is accused of unlawfully hitting the man in the head with a taser, while the sergeant is alleged to have struck him in the head with their knee. Both officers remain in their current positions and are set to appear in Ringwood Magistrates' Court next month. This investigation by IBAC's Focused Police Complaints Team (FPCT) is part of a series of probes into alleged misconduct within Victoria Police.
Last year, the FPCT reviewed 105 complaints against Victoria Police and filed charges against one officer.
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