Two officers defended punching Raiders player Tom Starling, claiming he threatened them during a brawl.
Two police officers claim they were justified in repeatedly punching a Canberra Raiders star in the face because he put his hand on a service firearm during a wild brawl in a tiki bar.
Sergeant Evan Huw Prowse, 38, and Senior Constable Steven Lockwood Brown, 50, are fighting allegations they assaulted Raiders hooker Tom Starling during a 21st birthday outing in December 2020.
The now-26-year-old rugby league player had been with his parents and brothers Jackson, 29, and Josh, 24, at Shady Palms restaurant on the NSW Central Coast when his mother was allegedly insulted by a...