A magistrate has criticised police in the Australian Capital Territory over the Taser arrest of an Aboriginal woman with a disability, describing their actions as “exceedingly heavy-handed”, The Guardian reports.

According to the newspaper, body-worn camera footage shows the woman being pulled off a bench and a Taser being activated. The magistrate said she was “putting up no resistance”.

The supplied report excerpt does not identify the woman or magistrate, give the date of the arrest or detail the outcome of the proceedings.

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