Queensland police to ban controversial ‘sleeper’ chokehold outlawed elsewhere

The ‘lateral vascular neck restraint’ cuts blood supply to the brain and was used in combative arrests

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Queensland police officers will be banned from using chokehold restraints immediately, bringing the state into line with other jurisdictions.

The police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, made the announcement on Friday, saying options have changed for officers to apply force in challenging and life-threatening situations.

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