A police officer who approached a member of the public from behind and violently threw him to the ground, leaving him in a pool of blood and urine, has been charged with recklessly causing injury and unlawful assault.
The man is seen standing alone and speaking with police officers at Melbourne's Flinders Street Station, after a protest against COVID-19 lockdowns in September 2021.
He is standing still, is not acting aggressively and does not appear to pose a threat to anyone.
Despite this, the officer walks up to him from behind, grabs him by the shoulders and slams him to the hard floor.
Witnesses report hearing a loud crack as the man hit the floor, observing that the man was immediately knocked unconscious, and left in a pool of his own blood and urine.
