Hannah Thomas was punched in the face by a police officer, her lawyers claim

Former Greens candidate will sue the state of NSW alleging excessive use of force, solicitor says

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Body-worn camera footage shows a police officer punched the former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas in the face during a pro-Palestine protest, her lawyers have claimed, resulting in “extensive and serious injury to her eye”.

Thomas’s lawyers at O’Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors have said the 35-year-old will sue the state of New South Wales and called for police to withdraw the two criminal charges against her.

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