South Sydney fullback Latrell Mitchell and friend Jack Wighton appeared in court to contest charges from a street brawl during celebrations for Wighton's birthday. Mitchell claims heavy-handed police conduct during the arrest.
South Sydney fullback Latrell Mitchell told police during his arrest in Canberra earlier this year that “I’ve done nothing wrong but be a blackfella in Australia”.
Prosecutor Sam Bargwanna accused the duo of fighting outside the Fiction nightclub after Wighton was removed from the venue by police due to his upset facial expression, angry demeanour and clenched fists. Footage from police body-worn cameras will show Mitchell encouraging people filming his arrest to share it on social media, Pappas told the court.Other footage of the arrest shows four police officers on top of Mitchell when arresting him while the fullback yells “my shoulders, my shoulders”.
South Sydney Latrell Mitchell Jack Wighton Arrest Court Street Brawl Police Conduct
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