Cops break an innocent man's arm so badly he may never recover.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-12/melbourne-police-break-mans-arm-hares-and...Melbourne police break man's arm in mistaken arrest at Fitzroy's Hares & Hyenas bookshop
By Damian McIver
Updated earlier today at 12:01am
There are fears an innocent man may lose the use of his left arm after he was seriously injured during a botched police raid in Melbourne.
Key points:
The arrest was the result of mistaken identity, police say
Officers were searching for a man suspected of a home invasion and carjacking
In a statement, police say they "acknowledge the distress this situation has caused the victim", who remains in hospital
The operation in Fitzroy, in Melbourne's inner north, is now the subject of an internal Victoria Police investigation.
Residents said officers raided their apartment, which adjoins LGBT community bookshop and cafe Hares & Hyenas on Johnston Street, about 2:00am on Saturday.
"The police broke in through our garage as they thought that an armed member of a 'Lebanese' gang was inside," said bookshop co-owners Rowland Thomson and Crusader Hillis in a post on Facebook.
"At no stage did they identify themselves as police. They just stormed into a dark room shining torches and it was impossible to identify them as police."
They said another man, Nik Dimopoulos, ran from the building "thinking it was an anti gay home invasion", and was subsequently arrested on the street.