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Footballer guilty of cop bashing
August 6, 2004
BULLDOGS rugby league player Reni Maitua has been found guilty of assaulting an off-duty police officer during a wild brawl at an RSL club in Sydney.
Brawl .. Maitua was involved in fight with about 40 other people.
Constable Tim Allen, from Rose Bay police, was beaten unconscious during a fight involving about 40 people at the Coogee-Randwick RSL club in December 2002.
Maitua, 22, faced a hearing in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court and Magistrate Janet Wahlquist found him guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm and affray.
She told the court the Bulldogs player did not cause all of Constable Allen's injuries, but he was involved in the brutal attack.
She said the police officer, who was attending a work Christmas party, did not raise a fist and was an innocent victim.
Maitua was expected to be sentenced later today.
AAP
Footballer guilty of cop bashing
August 6, 2004
BULLDOGS rugby league player Reni Maitua has been found guilty of assaulting an off-duty police officer during a wild brawl at an RSL club in Sydney.
Brawl .. Maitua was involved in fight with about 40 other people.
Constable Tim Allen, from Rose Bay police, was beaten unconscious during a fight involving about 40 people at the Coogee-Randwick RSL club in December 2002.
Maitua, 22, faced a hearing in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court and Magistrate Janet Wahlquist found him guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm and affray.
She told the court the Bulldogs player did not cause all of Constable Allen's injuries, but he was involved in the brutal attack.
She said the police officer, who was attending a work Christmas party, did not raise a fist and was an innocent victim.
Maitua was expected to be sentenced later today.
AAP