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Police officer who put suspect in headlock and punched him 9 times faces misconduct hearing
A police officer who punched a suspect nine times in the head used unreasonable force on multiple occasions, a police misconduct hearing has been told.
PC Richard Williams faces eight allegations relating to the arrest of Steven Clark, including using a headlock or "choker", unreasonable use of incapacitant spray, and throwing or dropping Clark into the back of a police van.
A misconduct hearing at North Wales Police headquarters in Colwyn Bay heard Williams denies wrongdoing.
He was cleared of assault and intentional strangulation following a seven-day trial in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, in 2025.
In May 2023, police were called to Porthmadog in Gwynedd, following a report of a domestic argument.
Police officer cleared at court after filmed punching man now faces misconduct hearing
A police officer cleared in court after being filmed punching a man during an arrest faces a misconduct hearing next week.
In May last year, a jury found PC Richard Williams, then 43, not guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm and a second charge of intentional strangulation. This followed a seven-day trial in Caernarfon.
He justified his actions during the incident in Porthmadog on May 10 2023, saying he was protecting a female PC who he said had been assaulted by the person he was arresting.
The constable of 21 years will now face a misconduct hearing at Police Headquarters in Colwyn Bay on Monday.
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Police officer punched man nine times during arrest, misconduct hearing told
Screengrab from a video showing North Wales Police arresting a man in the Porthmadog area
An officer punched a man he was in the process of arresting nine times while also placing him in a headlock, a misconduct hearing was told. PC Richard Williams appeared before a North Wales Police misconduct hearing on Monday, September 14, accused of gross misconduct following the arrest.
Video footage of the incident was shared widely on social media in the aftermath, and showed PC Williams repeatedly punching Steven Clark.
In May last year, PC Williams, then 43, was cleared of assault causing actual bodily harm and a second charge of intentional strangulation by a jury following a seven-day trial. For the biggest stories in Wales first sign up to our daily newsletter here.
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