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Police criticised over 'potentially lethal' arrest afterpulling innocent teen from bus at gunpoint

The ACT Ombudsman finds police inappropriately, and seemingly unlawfully, searched a 17-year-old Aboriginal boy after mistakenly arresting him at gunpoint on a bus in Canberra's south last year.

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Jade Toomey24 Aug 2026, 08:10 pmUpdated 21h ago1 min readAsiaAustralia
Police criticised over 'potentially lethal' arrest after pulling innocent teen from bus at gunpoint

AustraliaJade Toomey

The ACT Ombudsman finds police inappropriately, and seemingly unlawfully, searched a 17-year-old Aboriginal boy after mistakenly arresting him at gunpoint on a bus in Canberra's south last year.

This report is published with credit to ABC News Australia. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on ABC News Australia

Source: ABC News Australia · Jade Toomey. Published 24 Aug 2026, 08:10 pm.

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