Horrific moment white police officer throws an Aboriginal teenager into a wall and a cell door is revealed as the cop is found guilty of assault - but he HASN'T been kicked out of the force
A white police officer who threw an Aboriginal man into a cell door has been found guilty of assault but remains in the force.
Horrific body camera footage captured Senior Constable Jeames Iain Murray shoving Indigenous man Patrick Little, then 18, into a wall in January 2019.
Murray was found guilty of two counts of common assault at Goulburn Local Court, in the NSW Southern Tablelands, on Tuesday and fined a total of $3,500.
The senior constable has continued to serve at Goulburn Police Station on 'restricted duties' despite facing the charges, ABC News reported.
He has not been fired, despite his convictions.
Bodycam footage captured Senior Constable Jeames Iain Murray violently shoving Indigenous man Patrick Little, then 18, into a wall (pictured above) and cell door in January 2019
Mr Little was fighting with his cousin outside a Goulburn club on January 12, 2019 when Murray and another officer arrived.
The court heard Mr Little was initially aggressive towards the officers but co-operated after he was placed in the back of a police wagon.
Confronting bodycam footage showed Mr Little shirtless and exiting the police van at Goulburn Police Staton.
Murray then appeared to grab Mr Little by the neck and shove him headfirst into a wall before placing the teenager in a headlock and throwing him at a cell door.
At the end of the footage Mr Little sat down in the cell and told Murray 'you've just lost your job'.
The 18-year-old was charged and later pleaded guilty to affray.
Charges arose against Murray in October 2019 after a complaint prompted an internal police investigation into the incident.
Murray pleaded not guilty to both charges, telling the court his actions were lawful and there was ongoing resistance and violence from Little.
Murray (pictured with Mr Little) was found guilty of two counts of common assault at Goulburn Local Court, in the NSW Southern Tablelands, on Tuesday and fined a total of $3,500
Murray's lawyer said a conviction should not be recorded because of the impact it would have on the police officer's career.
Magistrate Susan McGowan said Murray's explanation of the incident was 'clearly inconsistent' with the events depicted in bodycam and CCTV footage.
'He was the adult and unfortunately he reacted in a way that was not appropriate, as I've found,' she explained.
Magistrate McGowan said Mr Little's behaviour had been irritating but 'he was only 18 at the time, smaller than the constable'.
She recorded a conviction and deemed that 'there's no circumstance where this was warranted'.
Murray remains at Goulburn Police Station as a serving police officer.
A NSW Police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia 'the officer remains on restricted duties; his employment status is currently under review.'
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission have requested a report about the incident from NSW Police to consider if further action is warranted.
Murray has continued to serve at Goulburn Police Station on 'restricted duties'