Outside the pub, Hylton King told police to "f*** off", then grabbed the female officer around the throat as she tried to handcuff him. He also bit the officer's fingers as she attempted to eye gouge him, Judge Nathan Jarro told the Brisbane District Court on Monday. Hylton King repeatedly choked the female officer during the melee, causing her to temporarily lose consciousness, Judge Jarro said. Defence lawyer Daniel Caruana told the court Hylton King's visa had been cancelled and he was already in immigration detention waiting to be deported. Ariana King was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment also wholly suspended for two-and-a-half years.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 07, 2020 00:33 UTC