A police security officer has been acquitted of domestic violence charges following a trial in South Australia's District Court.
An Adelaide judge has found a police security officer not guilty of domestic violence charges, but has said that does not mean the "complainant has lied in her evidence".
A prosecutor told the court at trial that, in one instance, Mr Morrison was alleged to have held a police-issued firearm to his now former partner's chest, and on another occasion, held a knife to her neck.
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Tim Waverley Morrison of Aldinga Beach, stood trial by judge alone earlier this year after pleading not guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and one count of aggravated threatening life, against his partner, in the latter half of 2019.
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A police security officer has been acquitted of domestic violence charges following a trial in South Australia's District Court.
Judge Lisa Dunlop acquitted Mr Morrison but said that did not mean the "complainant has lied in her evidence".
An Adelaide judge has found a police security officer not guilty of domestic violence charges, but has said that does not mean the "complainant has lied in her evidence".
Tim Waverley Morrison, 36, of Aldinga Beach, stood trial by judge alone earlier this year after pleading not guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and one count of aggravated threatening life, against his partner, in the latter half of 2019.
A prosecutor told the court at trial that, in one instance, Mr Morrison was alleged to have held a police-issued firearm to his now former partner's chest, and on another occasion, held a knife to her neck.
Judge Dunlop explained that proof beyond reasonable doubt was "a high standard".
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