NRL players Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton arrive at ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
Wighton allegedly responded “lock me up with him,you’re f---wits”,before he was also arrested.
Mitchell could be heard crying out in pain and screaming “please” as the players’ friends begged police to stop their “police brutality” as they handcuffed him.
The court heard that Mitchell feared for his life and was a “weeping mess”.
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Canberra Raiders captain Elliott Whitehead was part of a group of onlookers who told one of the police officers that Mitchell’s treatment during the arrest was “out of order”. The court on Monday heard officers used elbows,knees,a baton and spray can to cuff Mitchell.
At the time of his arrest,the Rabbitohs fullback said:“I’ve done nothing wrong but be a blackfella in Australia.”
Mitchell was charged with affray,fighting in a public place and resisting a territory official.
Wighton is charged with fighting in a public place and failing to comply with an exclusion direction.
After watching footage of the arrest,Power said he “didn’t see an issue with it”.
The hearing continues.
with AAP
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