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flag Senior officer pleads guilty to assault, claims brain tumor as defense, rejected by court.

flag Senior constable Ian Philip Rooke, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of common assault after punching a man having a psychotic episode and hitting a drunk woman in separate incidents. flag Rooke claimed his brain tumor caused his actions, but a magistrate rejected this, citing insufficient evidence linking his tumor to the assaults. flag Rooke, suspended with pay since July 2024, will seek further medical reports before his sentencing on March 18.

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