Steven Hyde keeps job with NSW Police despite assault on man on hospital stretcher
A NSW Police officer remains employed despite being caught on camera assaulting a man on a hospital gurney. The officer received management action, including a loss of rank and restricted duties, following the incident.
Why it matters
The case raises significant questions about police accountability, the use of force against vulnerable individuals, and the transparency of internal disciplinary processes.
Steven Hyde will remain with NSW Police despite assaulting a man on a hospital gurney.
The incident was captured on hospital CCTV and police body camera vision, which the ABC has exclusively obtained.
NSW Police say the officer is subject to management action, including loss of rank and two years of restricted duties.
Link copied Share Share article 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 footage of the assault, which happened at Blacktown Hospital in November 2023.
Leading Senior Constable Steven Hyde and his partner on the day, Constable Talaisai Alo, had been called to a man's Western Sydney home, where they found him unconscious after a suspected drug overdose.
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