'A kick, three punches and a stomp': Not guilty police officer found to be acting as an automaton

By Sam Rigney
Updated February 25 2017 - 7:08am, first published 6:00am
Acquitted: Police in-car video shows Senior constable Christopher Charles Fullick sprint in to join the arrest after he was involved in a high-speed crash at Hamilton on January 27, 2016. Photo: Supplied
Acquitted: Police in-car video shows Senior constable Christopher Charles Fullick sprint in to join the arrest after he was involved in a high-speed crash at Hamilton on January 27, 2016. Photo: Supplied
Fullick's defence  provided expert evidence that the police officer was acting as an "automaton"?? at the time of the assault. Photo: Supplied
Fullick's defence provided expert evidence that the police officer was acting as an "automaton"?? at the time of the assault. Photo: Supplied

A police officer who kicked, punched and stomped on a man after he was involved in a high-speed crash during a pursuit in Newcastle has been found not guilty of assault after the prosecution failed to prove he knew what he was doing.

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