CAMERON BURNELL/FAIRFAX NZ The former police dog handler suffered dog bites, cuts and bruises during the arrest. "He remains upset and traumatised by this event and waits with interest regarding whether he is offered a proper apology and compensation," Bott said. Ex-cop seeks compensation after he was 'unlawfully' arrestedCAMERON BURNELL/ FAIRFAX NZ The Upper Hutt businessman was bitten on his right buttock by a police dog when wrongly arrested at his home in January last year. A former police dog handler wants compensation and an apology after he was unlawfully arrested in his Upper Hutt home by police who mistook him for his daughter's violent ex-partner. It harshly criticises a sergeant and a dog handler who went to the man's property searching for his daughter's ex, who had earlier threatened her and rammed her car.

Source: Stuff June 22, 2016 23:16 UTC