{
  "id": 2271712,
  "title": "Court ends case against police charged over use of Taser and pepper spray on ‘vulnerable’ First Nations man",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/court-ends-case-against-police-charged-over-use-of-taser-and-pepper",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T01:16:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/21/court-ends-case-queensland-police-officers-tasered-vulnerable-man-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Court finds ‘defects’ in investigation of two senior constables charged over 2024 incident at Mareeba watch house in far north Queensland Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two police officers charged with criminal offences over the use of capsicum spray, Tasers and restraints on a “cognitively and emotionally…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Court ends case against police charged over tasering and pepper spraying ‘vulnerable’ First Nations man",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/court-ends-case-against-police-charged-over-tasering-and-pepper",
        "published": "2026-08-21T01:16:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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