Thank you, bro. >> No, don't do that. >> Don't do that. I SAID >> DO IT TO ME. >> THAT'S ENOUGH. >> WARNING. This story contains details some viewers may find distressing. In October 2023, police were called in regard to a person being disruptive at the Palmyon Markets in the Northern Territory. Officers approached 34year-old Darius Cebu. Sitting in his wheelchair, Cebu becomes increasingly agitated, swearing, yelling, and telling officers he hated police. Officers attempt to move Cebu on to prevent a potential public nuisance, but the interaction begins to deteriorate. Cebu continues shouting and using strong language in front of nearby families and children. Senior Constable Gulam Abbas is seen spending several minutes attempting to deescalate the situation. Leave me alone. You leave me alone, bro. >> I'm just here. I just want to >> conversation and they're trying to be like a if if I see like from a from different country from different country they want to want to appear as a plight. >> What is me? Don't call my name. I don't know your name. >> What's his last name? >> Your name. That's why. What should I call? >> What's his last name? Call me naked. >> Naked. I'm naked. >> I can take my Let's take it. I want to take >> I don't No, I don't think that he's career. >> You don't have to don't have >> You want to talk like that? >> Hey, language, please. >> No. >> There's kids around. >> This is the land of the truth. You people want to speak truth. >> Should we move? >> Can we move him or let you swearing? I need to go see a letter key and I'm going to bring you >> here with He's got I know he's got aare Johnson. >> You guys got to understand what you guys >> tell you how you can claim it. >> Are they his parents? >> Are they his car? >> No, she's not on duty. >> Amazing. Grace is the company. >> Every time. Every time I come around here. Every time punk security and police come and ask me. Every time. >> That makes sense. >> I know why. I don't I don't I don't make sense. I don't make sense to you. >> Listen. >> Can you understand? You see what I mean? >> Can I stand up like you're standing? >> I can't even do that. You're just [ __ ] making me like a There you go. >> Nothing, man. >> I don't think we can do anything. >> I'm saying I politely I'm not yelling. >> What would you like to happen from here? Nothing happened and ask me nothing. >> Have fun. >> Yes. I'm going to have fun and ask me nothing. 1 2 3 4 5 I bring nothing. >> We walk through. >> Well, what I get what I get? >> We walk through. >> Yeah, you guys. But in my community, >> but listen, >> without my uniform, your Oh my goodness. >> People if they ask you to maintain distance, you stay away from him. >> Oh god. >> Yeah. >> Yes. I say that, but >> All right. Dead. >> All right. See you later. >> They don't want to talk. >> Well, see me later and go. Don't ignore me. Don't come run smelling my eyes. >> What are you really trying to achieve? >> No, I'm not. I don't even chief anything. Just ask me. Ask me nothing. That's what I'm chief for. For >> I'm all I'm chief for nothing. Ask me nothing. >> I don't want to. >> Leave those people alone. Please. >> Yeah. I can leave them people alone because I was talking to them and then after that I can go on. I can I can move along. But you punk coming around here and talking. >> Oh yeah, man. >> Darius. >> Ceu. >> Hey yo, what's up? That's my nickname. You can put my nickname. I don't give a >> If I want to go man language, man. Let me help you out. Thank you. Thank you. Please point [music] your leg driving out. >> Sibu is seen raising his arm toward the officer at which point senior constable Abassa's bodywn camera appears to be dislodged and subsequently switches off. [music] >> Oh, he's grabbing golem. Look. No, don't do that. >> Don't do that, please. >> Pick it up. I'll pick it up. >> Hey, my speaker. >> Pick it up. >> Hey, pick my pick up. >> I'll pick it up. I'll pick it up. Stop it. Stop being silly. >> What are you trying to do? What are you trying to prove? Come on. >> I'm not going to trying to prove. >> No, you guys. >> You're causing a scene. You're causing a scene. >> Now you guys come on. >> You're causing hustling me, man. >> Now you guys coming. Stop causing a scene. >> EVERYONE. EVERYONE LOOK WATCHING YOU LOOK. >> YEAH, CUZ YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S CAUSING THE SCENE >> and I'm talking paraplegic. >> Let my go. Let my >> Let my shorts go. Let my shorts go. >> Let my shorts go. >> He's going to try and hit you. >> Let my shorts go. Sit up here, mate. Come on. Come on. Sit on your right there. Come on. >> You guys come up. Sit there. Come right there. Yeah, I can sit there. I'm not being acting silly. >> Stop being silly. I've got your boom box original. Like you trying to >> Yeah, you calling me racist. Now you calling me a original, man. So easy. >> I got to put my shoes on. >> Yeah, I got your shoes. >> I [ __ ] put it on right now, man. I don't [ __ ] own space. >> Empty space. Yeah. Keep going. We'll get out of here. >> Now you guys are racist, mother. There we are. >> You are. >> Yeah. Okay. I can punch you, bro. >> No, don't do that. >> I can punch you, bro. >> I'm an old man. >> I'm going to punch you. You're a old man. >> Don't do that. I SAID >> DO IT TO ME. >> THAT'S ENOUGH. >> DO IT TO ME. I DON'T GIVE A >> YOU'RE CAUSING A SCENE. STOP. >> NO, I'm not causing a scene. >> You guys, you guys are temptation. >> What? >> I'm trying to help you. >> Temptation. >> What's that? >> I said tempt you know what temptation is. You don't have to say watch this. You know that you listen. Listen. Where would you like to go? >> You got a temptation. >> Where would you like to go? >> You got a temptation. >> Where is YOUR CAR? >> I SAY YOU GOT A TEMPTATION. >> Where is your car? >> I can go wherever I want to go. >> Okay. All right. >> I'm not a follower. >> All right. We didn't tell you. >> I FOLLOW YOU, PUNK. >> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE to put it in my shoes if you WANT TO RESPECT ME? >> PUT IT you language. Language, man. Come on. Hell yeah. You guys can be ceremony. >> All right. Okay. [music] >> I respect you. >> You want to be like that? You come through my community. I'll put you in my law. I'll make you law like a [ __ ] little boy. I'LL MAKE YOU FEEL QUIET. I'll make you shut up. I'll make you listen to my shoes and you swearing at my elders. >> Show some respect. >> Respecting you. I don't give a Ellis but you don't give a about my Ellis. That's what I say. You don't know about my point to you. >> Yeah. [ __ ] you. Nothing man. You ain't full of [ __ ] This is [ __ ] You see this kangry? That's my dreaming. That's my relative. That's my relation. That's my law. YOU GUYS GOT THE [ __ ] >> All right. >> Home address. What's your home address? >> My home address is [ __ ] nothing, man. You want us to take you home? >> You guys leave me alone. >> All right. Get your property. >> Leave me alone. You're going back. >> No, you're not going back. Thank you. >> Leave me alone. I'm going that way. No problem. Thank you. >> I'm going that way. >> Good. D. Please. Leave me alone. Listen. >> Are you making me move? >> Don't get arrested in your >> He's going to throw that at you. What? I tell you, I I'll >> No, don't do that. >> Don't do that. >> Yeah. Well, leave me alone. I want to throw, man. >> Get in the shade there. >> Has he got a bag in the back of that? >> Leave me alone. >> No, you're not going back, mate. You got your thing. >> Leave me alone. Not this. What's that? >> Leave me alone. Leave me alone. >> Are you a bad man? Leave me alone. Give me my speaker. I want to follow me and my hat. I want to I want to go home. Bring the car here. >> Give me my hat and my glass. >> You racist mother without mying [ __ ] You full ofing underground mate. If you in my community you right out, man. >> Full of mate. You're not going back. That's for sure. >> I'm trying to do everything >> now. You can't even think that you me to me. You're full of man. >> Now you want to come around here. You want to come around here so people can see me. That you yourself. >> Are you like Are you like yourself? >> Children here. >> Are you No. No. No. I'm talking about that >> a language please. >> Yes. But are you late yourself here? >> Are you good? No. No. >> It's going to be here in front of these people. You know, it's going to be right here. Look. In front of these people. It's going to be right here. >> Calm down. >> It's going to be right here in front of these people. And you guys treating me like that. >> You should not treat me like that. I'm a paraplegic, you know. You should not treat me like that. >> Your language. No, I'm not worrying. I'm not referring. I'm talking as a flight. >> Don't even think about that. I'm [ __ ] stupid. >> I don't have to yell. I can yell just like that. If you want me to like that, >> whatever you do, you're not going >> because you're you're nothing. You're not the eldest. You're not old man. You never grow up with your eldest. where India >> where you can get respect >> and politics respect yourself >> and knowledge >> from where >> respect yourself >> where you come from I said no you come from nowhere and you in and you standing the ground this is the land of the truth you got to speak truth I know where you come from I know don't even talk to me don't even think about that I'm stupid hey I know where you come from. >> This is the man of the truth. >> Excuse me, guys. >> No, you can carry on. >> Yes, I can carry on >> because I hate >> I hate police. >> I hate police. I hate police police. >> Looks like you hate everybody, not just THE POLICE. >> NO, NO, IT'S [ __ ] YOU. YOU guys >> Yeah. >> Come around hustling me for no reason. >> I haven't doing nothing. >> Your language is disgusting. >> No, I'm not. Hey, >> no, your language is disgusting. I don't even back that up. >> Yeah. If you back THEM UP WHERE YOU COME FROM UP WHERE YOU come from, bro. >> Doesn't matter where I come from. >> Yeah. I don't give a man. >> Where you come from? >> We got where you come from. >> You want to be like a punk police? >> What you think you said about police or security outside of police? >> Taking advantage now >> of your disability. Don't do that. See you later. >> Not see you later. Without no uniform. What you do? Because you're wearing this. You see this? >> Stop touching him. I can touch him anytime. >> No, you can't touch him. This is my This is my culture. That's my culture. You're wearing my culture. I can touch you anytime. >> No, you can't touch me. >> No. Where do you come from? >> That's none of your business. >> It's none of your business. You're nothing. You're naked. You [ __ ] >> You naked [ __ ] [ __ ] out of your house. Get out of here. in public. >> I don't give a >> Yes, that's right. >> You don't have to say anything. >> Yes, I don't give a [ __ ] man. That's right, man. We come back and grab it later. Thank you. Now, I need to know your name, please. Okay. Prior to this incident, Sber had been involved in a previous police encounter that also resulted in the use of physical force. >> CCTV footage from August 2019 in Palmyon CBD shows Cebu, again in his wheelchair, being pursued across Goa Square by three police officers who believed he had stolen alcohol from a bottle shop. Police Vision Australia was unable to obtain bodywn camera footage from this incident. After two bottles are taken from Cebu, an officer is seen placing them in a nearby city planter. Cebu moves toward the planter, at which point he is grabbed by the throat with sufficient force to tip his wheelchair backwards and rotated around. A female officer retrieves a bottle. As Cebu moves toward her, she is seen pushing him away. Cebu then swings his arm toward the female officer. He is stopped and subsequently handcuffed. In 2023, the Darwin Local Court found Cebu guilty of assaulting police during that arrest and of later spitting at an officer. But lawyers from the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, NAJA, have appealed the conviction in the NT Supreme Court. In September 2024, the Supreme Court allowed the appeal in part. The court quashed the two convictions for assaulting police during the arrest, finding they were affected by unlawful police conduct and that admitting the evidence would bring the administration of justice into disrepute. However, the court upheld the conviction for assaulting a police officer by spitting, ruling it was sufficiently separate from the earlier unlawful conduct. Back at the watch house, shortly after the arrest at the markets, bodywn camera footage shows Cebu arriving still visibly distressed and repeatedly complaining of a broken tooth. Darius, >> we got to lift you up, Darius. >> We're here to help you. I broke my tooth, man. >> Jack, >> Derek, give me hand. Give me hand. I'll give you >> it. If I sit you up this way, you cross your legs that way and we'll carry you out that way. Okay. >> Will that work for you? >> I'm just going to leave my legs straight. >> That straight there. >> Okay. Let me push you back this way first. Okay. >> Is that all right, brother? >> All right. Now we'll put your legs push his legs that way. >> Now I'm looking at that leg backwards. Okay. >> I want to see the fell eye. >> No. He's gone now. >> Yeah. He's [ __ ] nothing, man. >> [ __ ] watch us now. We're going to look after you. Okay. >> Are you ready? >> I just need I need two people or one person. >> My leg. My leg. >> MY LEG IS DEAD. MY LEG IS DEAD. GONE. I CAN'T EVEN MOVE my leg. I can All good. >> Leave me alone next time, you know. >> All right, mate. >> We'll look after you here. Okay. So, I just want you to calm down. Okay. >> Get the out of here. >> Yeah. Well, we'll sort that out as soon as we can. Okay. My job now is to get in touch with your carrier. Okay. What are my character? The custody officers attempt to process him, asking routine questions to determine whether he is fit for custody. Cebu appears to decline to answer the questions, making the ordeal increasingly more difficult for officers. Is this Darius's property as well? >> That's Darius, is it? >> Man, I want to lose my life. >> I want to do anybody, mother. Hey, you know, you mother, >> right? Is that his property? >> It's not a black fella. >> Just calm down here. Okay. >> Yeah, I can come down here. But I'm not for that little mother. >> Don't worry about them. >> Yeah. No, no. Leave me alone. I'm talking about him. I'm not talking to you. >> Is this your property up here? And shut the [ __ ] up and ask me nothing. >> Is that your property up here? >> Please just ask me nothing and I'm asking him as a question. I'm not asking question you to you. And yes, I'm saying can you understand that I'm saying? >> Yeah, I can understand. I've got my job to do here. Okay. >> I can help how >> I've got my job to do here. >> By pardon? >> You got no ass up. >> I've got no what? >> Ass. >> I've got no ass. >> Yes. >> Where you at? And where you said back up your >> I'm not understanding what you're saying but >> covering it. >> Listen, we're going to take your shoes off and listen to me. >> He's got a um bum bag on his face. >> Yeah, that's close to me. >> You guys can you guys can back each other up. I can see your reaction. >> You think that I'm a stupid mother? >> I ain't not, man. You don't even think about that. You guys can help me or do a thing to me like a little bit. If you can do it yourself, that would be good. >> Is that something that can come out there? >> [ __ ] man. >> Darius, don't be silly. Okay, we're here. Look after you. >> Just leave me alone. I'm not PARAP MOTHER. Calm down. >> I CAN MOVE. LOOK, >> I CAN MOVE my leg. >> Just calm down. Listen. >> What about you? You can move your leg. >> Yeah. Well, that's >> you like yourself. >> We've all got what God gave us. You guys can like working here >> and you guys are stalk each other. >> Darius, I need to ask you some help. >> No, I don't even shut the up. I don't need don't write that. I'm just going to hold him. >> No, it that's my drinking alcohol. I've been drinking myself. I bought my alcohol myself. I drink it. I trying to sell it for my girlfriend. >> Okay. So, you had some alcohol today? >> Yes. That's all I can say. I'm not going to go more further. My >> Okay. >> Do you use drugs other than alcohol gum? >> I don't consume gun or anything. >> Yeah. I got no comment. I said ask me nothing. >> We got to ask those question. >> Do you understand? Ask me nothing. >> We have to ask these questions. >> You are police. Ask me nothing. I don't give a [ __ ] about you. Police. Ask me nothing. Ask me nothing. >> Do you get withdrawals? >> Ask me or alcohol. >> Ask me nothing. Have you been involved in any accidents recently? >> I never only myself. >> Do you have any injuries? >> Only myself. My personality myself. >> Do you have any injuries or pain? >> Myself. I got injury. You see my leg? >> Yeah. >> You see my broken leg. I got broken hip. I got broken leg. I got broken injury. I got broken spine. I got broken everything. Why don't you mother respect and leave me alone? >> We were trying to, but you're too >> [ __ ] mate. You just come come. Nah. Now that's [ __ ] >> Socks can stay. >> That's up to >> Are you supposed to take medicine? >> No. >> I take medication. >> You do? >> Yes. >> But this punk police >> Where's your medication at? >> Uh, if I want to bite you, I tell you. I can >> Why would you want to do that? >> I can I can >> Yes, I can rip your hand off. I tell you, >> you don't want to do that. Assault police. >> You can hold me like that, but I can rip your hand off if you want. I'm going to hold your neck. >> Yeah, I don't give a D. >> Hi, Derry. >> And why you holding me like that? Calm down. >> And why you holding me like that? >> Calm down. >> No. >> And why you staying like that? >> Any other health conditions? Anything wrong with liver, lungs? >> Because I said it. >> You don't ask me a question. Just leave me alone, man. >> You suffer from fits or seiz? >> No. You >> do you get dizzy all over? >> [ __ ] yeah, man. Leave me alone. I don't dy all over your [ __ ] stinking. Do you have thoughts of self harm or >> for yourself? >> Jarus, these questions are so we can look after you. Just >> are you caring for anybody that can't care for themselves? >> I hate people like you. >> And are you allergic to any >> All my life I hate police all my life. >> Okay. >> Don't ask me question. Shut the up and rest me. >> We're just going to do a quick search. Just quick shoot and rest me and do what you want to do. >> You little mother >> without no uniform. >> Face the white place. >> Without no uniform, you foolish. You'll be naked, man. You'll be yourself in my community. What my community? And my people will tell you. My people will tell you make you shut the up and listen. >> What's your community? Where is it? >> I come from men. >> Men. Okay. >> Come there. If I pick if I pick up when the last time you're at mana >> I never >> I never for 15 years I never >> I'll go there anytime what I wanted to >> if I want to face that >> I never visit my sons >> just watch out >> and my wife and my two kids and my family and never but you guys here nothing you guys just working here for nothing man you just guys working here for leaving you're working for your wife and kiss and for your life and for your living. That's all you do. You little punk police mother. >> You got a lot of hate there for us. I don't know why. >> Yes, I am. >> Yes, I am. >> Yes. >> All right, buddy. Come on. Let's get comfortable. >> Let's get you comfortable. >> Yes, I have that in my heart. I have that. >> That's not I hate you guys. I don't know why. >> I don't I don't I don't feel happy when I see you guys come around to >> I don't give a man. J I think we might go down to >> ma'am. >> Yeah, >> I've been jail anytime. I've been jail now. >> Put your hand up on the armrest. >> I've been >> I'm a cool man. >> I'm a paraplegic mother. >> Just give us back. >> I don't give a mother looking at me. >> I don't give a these guys looking at me. They come in look. I make them run, man. Oh, >> he's not making any threats of self harm or anything. >> That's all I do. >> We got the disabled and what? >> I'm a disabled. Respect disabled, man. >> I can't even get UP AND RUN YOU. I can get up and you can get up and push you. >> That's right. >> What I got to do? >> I got to get up and we're trying to make you comfortable. >> Get up and that's all I do. The officers decide his wheelchair is unsafe for the cell. Despite Cebu's protests and concerns about pressure sores, they place a mattress on the ground instead. Cebu refuses to sit on it, throws a blanket, and as one of the officers grabs his arm, Cebu bites down on the officer's thumb. The bite did not break the skin. >> Is it going to be better to put the mattress on the ground for you? Now you sleep on this chair. >> Chair chair floor on the floor. I get I'll get more sore. I'll get more sore. I'll get more sore when I sleep. >> Well, we're going to put you on the I'm going to get more. I'm going to get more pressure. I'm going to get more pressure. So, I'm going to get more pressure. >> Okay. You guys don't understand. >> That's enough. No. >> Did he get >> He did, but I don't think it broke the skin. >> Just check those back pockets. Watch your hand. >> All right. He's got a tie on there, too. That's my pet, man. >> Yep. That's all right. >> That was silly, Darius. >> That's my pet. >> All right, we're going to lie on this bed and then you get yourself comfortable. Understood? Just watch him again, dear. >> Do it. Yeah, do it. Do it. I don't give a No, we're here. I've seen him before. I seen I seen him before. I seen him before. I see. All right. If Oh, you're lucky, man. Get me right in there. >> All right. Come on. What's up, bud? >> All right, I'll get you some food. All right. Can we sort some food out for those you please? >> In the courtroom, officers on duty during Cebu's protective custody maintained that they were attempting to help him. We weren't going to put him on the concrete floor, but defense lawyer Philip Bolton SC said police breached policy by removing his wheelchair without proper assessment. arguing decisions made against the will of the defendant involve force that was not normal force. Judge McDonald ruled the arrest that took place at the markets was clearly and obviously excessive, unreasonable, and unlawful. Judge Macdonald agreed during the custody in the watch house that the wheelchair should not have been removed, calling the oversight inadvertent or unintentional. But he found that the 2019 and 2023 cases each showed issues with police force. And in the 2023 arrest, the method and force used were excessive, unreasonable, and unlawful. He ruled the unlawful arrest explained Cebu's behavior at the watch house, making the bite evidence inadmissible. Cebu was charged with one count of assault a member of the police force. For this, Cebu was found not guilty. The judge noted NT police may consider disciplinary action against the officers involved, but declined to speculate. If this story raises concerns for you or someone you know, you can contact the Aboriginal and toouristr islander crisis support line 13 yarn on 139276. Thanks for watching. Subscribe for more public interest court reporting and consider supporting police vision Australia on Patreon for early access to stories across the nation. [music] Heat. [music] [music]