Overview

• Nathan Black and Timothy John Trautsch pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, using a pepper spray canister without a permit and publishing protected information.
• NSW Police had sought a 60-year suppression order on the 18-minute body-worn and CCTV recordings until news organisations successfully challenged it in court.
• Court footage shows the officers pepper-spraying the unmedicated woman six times, stomping on her face, dragging her by the hair and kicking her head during a January 2023 welfare check.
• After being suspended without pay, both officers resigned from the force and filed workers’ compensation claims citing psychological trauma.
• The sentencing hearing resumes on July 15, when Judge Turnbull will impose their penalties for the assault.