Tara Cosoleto

August 25, 2026 — 7:10pm

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Manslaughter charges against two police officers have been thrown out by a magistrate who said the case bore no comparison to the death in the United States of George Floyd.

Builder Luke Briggs, 35, died eight days after he was arrested in a convenience store car park at Hoppers Crossing, in Melbourne’s west, in July 2024.

Constable Alexander Papanastassis, 30, and Sergeant James Fitzgerald, 46, were each charged with negligent manslaughter over the death but fought the charges at a preliminary hearing.

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU