NRL star Tom Starling claims he did not grip a police gun before being assaulted at a party.
An NRL star says he may have brushed past a police officer's gun holster, but did not grip it before officers punched him repeatedly in a chaotic birthday party brawl.
Canberra Raiders lock Tom Starling was allegedly set upon by police and punched in the head until he blacked out during the December 2020 incident at a NSW bar.
Sergeant Evan Huw Prowse, 38, and Senior Constable Steven Lockwood Brown, 50, have pleaded not guilty to assaulting the now-26-year-old.
Starling told a court on Tuesday he did not grip onto a police officer's gun holster before he was struck.
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