Two NSW police officers attacked naked woman suffering mental health episode

Nathan Black and Timothy John Trautsch kicked, pepper-sprayed and dragged a schizophrenic woman by her hair in Sydney in 2023Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailA naked woman suffering a mental health episode was punched, kicked, dragged by her hair and pepper-sprayed by two New South Wales police officers who have admitted using unlawful force.Senior constable Nathan Black and constable Timothy John Trautsch were in plainclothes when they made a welfare check on a 48-year-old schizophrenic woman at Emu Plains on 22 January 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailIn Australia, support is available at Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, Lifeline on 13 11 14, and at MensLine on 1300 789 978. In the UK, the charity Mind is available on 0300 123 3393 and Childline on 0800 1111. In the US, call or text Mental Health America at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. Continue reading...

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