US cop who assaulted Indian no longer faces criminal charges

May 13, 2016 22:40

An American police officer, who brutally assaulted an Indian grandfather and left him partially paralysed, is no longer facing state criminal

charges in the US state of Alabama.

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said the state no longer wishes to pursue a criminal case against Madison police officer Eric Parker in Limestone County Circuit Court.

"After a careful review of the witness testimony included in 2,000 pages of federal trial transcripts and a re-evaluation of the evidence, we are seeking to dismiss State charges against Parker," Strange said in a release today.

Parker, 27, is accused of assaulting 58-year-old Indian grandfather who was taking a stroll around his son's home when he was brutally assaulted by him in February last year.

He was fired six days later and police arrested him for misdemeanor assault.

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