Police pepper spray elderly Indigenous man

An Indigenous man fears his eyesight has been permanently damaged after being pepper sprayed by police in Sydney.

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Published 29 April 2013 5:55pm

Updated 26 August 2013 10:48am

By Brooke Boney

Source: SBS

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Speaking for the first time since the incident in Sydney's Surry Hills earlier this month, Steve Ridgeway says he's upset with the way has been treated.

Police have issued a statement, saying Mr Ridgeway was subdued because he was resisting arrest.

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