Deaf man dies after police officer’s spear tackle during arrest in Levin
Peter Tuhi, 65, died after sustaining a cervical spine fracture during a police takedown in a carpark in December 2021.
Peter Tuhi, a deaf man, died after being subdued with a spear-tackle manoeuvre by a police officer during an arrest at the Levin Cosmopolitan Club car park on 21 December 2021. He sustained a cervical spine fracture and spinal cord injury during the incident. Police investigations found no evidence of excess force or improper conduct, though the IPCA noted the officer was justified in taking Tuhi to the ground but used a dangerous technique.
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Peter Boy Tuhi, 65, sustained a cervical spine fracture and spinal cord injury during the December 21, 2021 incident at the Levin Cosmopolitan Club car park.
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Peter Boy Tuhi, 65, sustained a cervical spine fracture and spinal cord injury during the December 21, 2021 incident at the Levin Cosmopolitan Club car park.
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Peter Tuhi died after a police takedown in a Levin carpark.
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Police investigated what happened, but found no evidence of excess force or improper conduct. The IPCA also found the officer was justified in taking Tuhi to the ground, but noted he used a dangerous technique.