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Two police officers have been charged following an investigation into an alleged assault on Canberra Raiders star Tom Starling.
Officers from the Professional Standard Command established Strike Force Homburg to investigate the alleged assault that took place at a Central Coast pub in December 2020.
Starling and his brothers Jackson and Josh were at the pub when a brawl broke out.
Police officers charged over 'free for all' brawl that left NRL player bloodied and bruised
Two New South Wales police officers have been charged with assault after a brawl with NRL star Tom Starling on the state's Central Coast more than three years ago.
Starling had been celebrating a friend's 21st birthday at the Shady Palms restaurant at Kincumber on December 5, 2020, when police were called to the venue and an altercation occurred.
The young Canberra Raiders player, who received facial injuries, was initially charged with seven offences, including attempting to take a police officer's gun.
He was
cleared of any wrongdoing last year
.
Two NSW police officers are facing assault charges over a violent pub brawl involving Canberra Raiders hooker Tom Starling.
The 25-year-old NRL star was initially charged over the December 2020 incident but cleared in February 2023 after a court found police were not acting in their duty when they punched him multiple times.
CCTV footage of the incident at a Central Coast pub was played during his court hearing, with the vision showing a restrained Starling being struck by two officers.
A 49-year-old male senior constable was...