Two Victorian police officers are charged with assault after allegations they repeatedly struck an Indigenous man during an arrest in Melbourne’s east last year. The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) alleges one officer used a Taser to hit the man’s head, while the other officer used a knee in the same incident.
IBAC says the charges follow an investigation into the force used during the arrest in August 2025. In a statement, IBAC describes the alleged conduct and the specific roles attributed to each officer during the incident. ABC Australia reports the same core allegations, including the alleged Taser and knee strikes.
The two outlets present the matter as a formal IBAC charge decision and focus on what is alleged to have occurred during the arrest. Neither source indicates the outcome of the charges, and both frame the allegations as part of an ongoing legal process.
