Police body worn cameras in NSW

The police watchdog has found that an NSW Police Officer had engaged in serious misconduct after he threw a torch at a 16-year-old Aboriginal teen, which hit him on the back of the head.

The complaint of the teen was recently heard before the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission ('LECC'), with the incident occurring in the early hours of 21 November 2020.

On the night of 20 November 2020, the teen was with a group of about 10 to 15 friends, including his then girlfriend.

Police officers had arrived to disperse the group, with the teen and his girlfriend leaving the group to sit at the bus stop.

The teen claimed that when he was sitting at the bus stop, an officer approached him saying: "come here, c*nt, come here, c*nt."