Court ends case against police charged over tasering and pepper spraying ‘vulnerable’ First Nations man

Court finds ‘defects’ in investigation of two senior constables charged over 2024 incident at Mareeba watch house in far north Queensland Two police officers charged with criminal offences over the use of capsicum spray, Tasers and restraints on a “cognitively and emotionally vulnerable” First Nations man in police custody have had the case against them permanently stayed, after a court found “defects” in the subsequent investigation. Andrew David Couchman, 54, and Ulrich Weiss, 45, both seni...

By Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent