10/09/2026
A NSW Police officer has kept his job despite being found guilty of assaulting a man who was being wheeled into hospital on a gurney by paramedics.
ABC News has obtained exclusive CCTV and body worn camera vision of the assault, which happened at Blacktown Hospital in November 2023.
An ambulance officer who witnessed the incident later gave a statement to police, saying she also heard one of the police officers say to the man inside the hospital: “Why do you want to go home? No one cares about you."
She did not specify which officer said it.
Officer Hyde was later charged with assault for hitting the man in the head.
Officer Alo has not been charged over the incident.
Officer Hyde, who had been a police officer for more than a decade, faced a local court hearing earlier this year, where he tendered a written statement claiming he acted in self-defence.
“Almost immediately after I turned, I felt something strike my right shoulder and back area ... my initial belief was that [the victim] had assaulted me,” his statement said.
“I was very concerned that his behaviour had now escalated and he would continue his assault upon me.
“To prevent this happening, I turned and struck [the victim].”
Officer Hyde said the man “appeared to be drug-affected” and his response was based on “extensive experience dealing with people affected by drugs”.
Officer Hyde was found guilty of assault by a Local Court Judge earlier this year before he appealed the conviction and sentence in the District Court.
This week, a District Court judge again found him guilty of assault but opted not to record a conviction against him.
The judge sentenced him to a 12-month good behaviour bond.
🖊️ Lia Harris via ABC News NSW
