THE police officer who accused an Aboriginal man of punching him says his original version of events was true, even though other officers now concede the attack never happened.
Senior Constable David Hill acknowledges that CCTV footage of the incident shows no punch was thrown, but he stands by his original statement and previous court evidence.
At a Police Integrity Commission (PIC) inquiry on Wednesday, Sen Const Hill gave his account of the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Aboriginal man Corey Barker in January 2011 at Ballina, on the NSW north coast.
Five officers, including Sen Const Hill, accused Mr Barker of punching officer Hill in the face as they walked him from a holding cage to a cell at Ballina police station.
The other officers have given evidence to the PIC acknowledging that footage of the scuffle contradicted their written statements that he broke free of their grip, punched officer Hill and tried to punch him again.
"I still remember being hit by him," Sen Const Hill told the inquiry.
Counsel assisting the inquiry Stephen Rushton SC repeatedly accused the officer of giving false evidence in Ballina Local Court in 2011 during Mr Barker's prosecution.
"I suggest to you that evidence is false," he said.
"I disagree," Snr Const Hill replied.
"I suggest at the time you gave that evidence you knew it was false," Mr Rushton said.
"No, it wasn't," the officer replied.
Sen Const Hill could not explain why written statements from him and his fellow officers were nearly identical in regards to the abusive language Mr Barker used just before the alleged incident.
Mr Barker was arrested after attempting to help two friends who were in a violent street confrontation with police in Ballina.
While in custody, he was also charged with punching Sen Const Hill in the face while being walked from a holding cage to a cell at the back of the police station.
All the charges were eventually dropped.
The CCTV footage showed the officers slamming him into a wall, forcing him to the ground before he was kicked in the head and kneed to his side.
He was then handcuffed and dragged along the floor to a cell where he was left in handcuffs for more than 90 minutes.
Sen Const Ryan Eckersley, Sen Const Mark Woolven, Const Luke Mewing and Const Lee Walmsley all made statements in 2011 that Mr Barker punched Sen Const Hill.
Former sergeant Robert McCubben said he saw Mr Barker break free and throw his arms around during the incident.
All of the officers have told the PIC that the CCTV footage does not show any of that behaviour before Mr Barker is slammed into a wall.
The inquiry continues on Thursday.
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