Australian Man's Ribs Broken, Lung Punctured in Police Custody; Officers Charged Him With Assault

Brad Kellson endured a brutal assault by a police officer, who kneed him five times while he was pinned to the ground, resulting in fractured ribs and a punctured lung. As officers dragged him to a cell, Kellson was wheezing and in clear pain.

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Couldn't work, lost my job; you can't work with 12 broken ribs, can you?

Despite his severe injuries, the officers proceeded to charge Kellson with assaulting police and resisting arrest. His most aggressive actions, according to the report, were drunkenly grabbing at a body-worn camera and holding onto an officer's leg. The paperwork was completed as Kellson was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he spent four days in intensive care.

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I felt like … I got put in a box and the walls were just going to squash me, so I just wanted to end myself, really.

Kellson, who has a history of police violence dating back to when he was 12, described the assault at Blacktown Police Station as the worst of his 43 years. The incident left him unable to work and resulted in the loss of his job. He also stated that the assault pushed him into a deep depression, making him feel trapped and suicidal.

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They got caught lying.

While thousands of people allege police misconduct annually, Kellson's case is unusual because he managed to prove what happened to him in court. "They got caught lying," he stated, referring to the officers who he claims lied under oath. The judge ultimately recognized the deception.

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They're lying under oath in front of a judge and the judge worked it out.