Police officer 'smashes bottle of milk over customer's head' in supermarket CCTV
A police officer has been caught on surveillance footage smashing a bottle of milk over the head of a supermarket customer.
The CCTV cameras at the Woolworths in Sydney's west captured three customers rowing near the checkout on Thursday.
A male and female are seen arguing with another male before the situation turned violent, when one of the men batters the other with a bottle of milk, which smashes over his head.
'A 62-year-old man reported he had been allegedly assaulted by a 34-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman following a verbal altercation at the checkout,' NSW Police said in a statement.
The victim, the 62-year-old male, sustained minor injuries and sought medical treatment, according to news.com.au.
Meanwhile, the 34-year-old male - who worked as a special constable attached to a specialist command - has now been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray.
The woman was hit with the same charges due to her alleged involvement.
They are both due to appear at Burwood Local Court on September 4.
New South Wales Police said they are currently reviewing the special constable's employment.
In December last year, shocking CCTV footage showed the moment a young British dad was killed with a vodka bottle on a stag do.
David 'Dai' Richards was struck once on the back of his head with a vodka bottle in what his family say was a 'blind attack'. The 31-year-old father-of-three from Wales was on a trip with friends in Prague when he was fatally wounded, and died in hospital last Saturday. His heartbroken family described him in tributes as an "absolutely amazing father, partner, son, brother, and friend'. He leaves behind his partner Jola Simms and their three children, Aurora, four, Bear, two, and one-year-old Vienna.
In new footage released by local police, a group of men can be seen approaching David and his friends on the street of Národní Avenue. There appears to be a heated verbal exchange before the altercation suddenly turns violent. Punches are thrown and a man can be seen striking David in the head with an object. He then falls to the ground in the footage, which the Mirror has decided not to include.
Describing the moment David's family received a terrifying phone call telling them what had happened, sister-in-law Tammy Sheehan, cousin Gemma Thomas, and partner Miss Simms said: "He left the house at 5am and it was by 10pm that night our time Gemma and Jola had a phone call from [Mr Richards' friend] Nathan to say there was an incident and the whole family needed to get a flight as soon as possible as he was critical."
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