Gable Tostee is seeking $300,000 in damages over a 2014 arrest during which he claims police arrested him for ‘being a d***head’.
Tostee – acquitted of murdering his Tinder date Warriena Wright – is suing the state of Queensland over the arrest, which took place outside the Lucky 7 convenience store in Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise.
He claims Constable Leigh Hurley and Sergeant Stephen Wright arrested him as he was at the store getting cash to pay a tuktuk driver and buy chocolate bars.
Gable Tostee (pictured) is seeking $300,000 in damages over a 2014 arrest during which he claims police arrested him for ‘being a d***head’
Mr Tostee – acquitted of murdering his Tinder date Warriena Wright (pictured) – is suing the state of Queensland over the arrest, which took place outside the Lucky 7 convenience store in Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise
According to Tostee’s District Court claim, Constable Hurley told him he was ‘being a d***head’ and told him he was being arrested on a charge of ‘being a f***wit’.
Tostee claims he was punched, sprayed in the face with capsicum spray and wrestled to the ground by the officers, The Courier Mail reported.
After the arrest he was allegedly held in a watchhouse from 3:10am to 8:14am, which he claims amounted to false imprisonment and deprivation of liberty.
Charges of public nuisance and obstructing a police officer were discontinued after Tostee disputed the charges and police failed to provide evidence.
Tostee (pictured) claims Constable Leigh Hurley and Sergeant Stephen Wright arrested him as he was at the store getting cash to pay a tuktuk driver and buy chocolate bars
In October 2016 a Supreme Court jury in Brisbane found Tostee (pictured, right) not guilty of killing Warriena Wright (pictured, left), who died after falling from his 14th-floor balcony in 2014
He is suing the state, under the name Eric Thomas, for $150,000 for personal injuries and aggravated damages of $150,000, plus costs.
Tostee claims he suffered injuries including a fractured toe, jaw, wrist, neck and thumb damage, and dental injuries.
He claims he suffered mild to moderate post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as humiliation, indignity, distress and discomfort.
Tostee also alleges loss of income and earning capacity, and claims to require ongoing treatment due to injuries suffered during the arrest.
The claim was filed on November 23, but the state of Queensland is yet to respond.
In October 2016 a Supreme Court jury in Brisbane found Tostee not guilty of killing Warriena Wright, who died after falling from his 14th-floor balcony in 2014.
Tostee’s arrest took place outside the Lucky 7 convenience store in Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise