Gwent Police officer to appear in court charged with assault

28 Apr 2023 02:50 PM

A Gwent Police officer is set to appear before Swansea Magistrates’ Court accused of assaulting a man, following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). 

PC Gediminas Palubinskas, aged 33, is due in court on 31 May, to face a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The charge relates to the force used during the arrest of a man in Newport.  

The incident took place on 9 July 2021 in a garden at Livale Court in the city.  

The IOPC’s investigation began after a conduct referral was submitted by Gwent Police. At the end of our investigation in November 2021, we sent a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service, which has since authorised the charge against the officer.

Gwent Police has informed us that the officer remains suspended.