Warrnambool man opens up on alleged police conduct amid claims neck was broken during arrest

Wheelchair-bound man, 47, claims police broke his NECK as he was being arrested after they turned up to his house to investigate a noise complaint

  • Chris Karadaglis, 47, claimed he was left paraplegic following police conduct
  • He had been at his government housing home at Warrnambool two years ago
  • Police visited the property after they were called over a minor noise complaint
  • Mr Karadaglis claims he was put into a headlock when he heard click in neck 

A middle-aged man claims he was left a quadriplegic after police placed him in a headlock during a violent arrest over a noise complaint.

Chris Karadaglis spoke to 60 Minutes, in a segment that will be aired on Sunday, about the horrific ordeal that unfolded at his government housing home at Warrnambool, in Victoria, two years ago.

The 47-year-old had been living at the public housing estate following a stint in jail and a job loss at a medical technology firm. 

A middle-aged man claims he was left a quadriplegic after police placed him in a headlock during a violent arrest over a noise complaint (pictured, Chris Karadaglis)

Chris Karadaglis spoke to 60 Minutes , in a segment that will be aired on Sunday, about the horrific ordeal that unfolded at his government housing home at Warrnambool, in Victoria, two years ago (pictured, Chris in hospital following the alleged incident of police conduct)

Chris Karadaglis spoke to 60 Minutes , in a segment that will be aired on Sunday, about the horrific ordeal that unfolded at his government housing home at Warrnambool, in Victoria, two years ago (pictured, Chris in hospital following the alleged incident of police conduct)

He had cut off ties to his family as he wrestled with mental illness and depression.

As the loner was sitting in his home he was paid a visit from three police officers who had been called to the area over a minor noise complaint because of a loud stereo.

Mr Karadaglis claims he turned down the music following the visit, but turned it back up when the officers started walking back to their car.

The officers returned to his door and handcuffed Mr Karadaglis.

He claims he was later placed in a headlock and dragged across his front lawn when he heard a click in his neck. 

‘It just went limp. It’s a weird feeling,’ he said.

Mr Karadaglis begged for the officers to call an ambulance and he was taken to Austin Hospital.

There doctors later told him he would be a quadriplegic for the rest of his life.

‘Everything just got disconnected and that’s it. From then on I haven’t felt anything,’ he said.

Mr Karadaglis is now bound to a wheelchair and manages to get through his daily chores with the assistance of his sister Alex.

While the incident has drawn the pair closer it has left them bitter over the alleged police conduct.

Mr Karadaglis begged for the officers to call an ambulance and he was taken to Austin Hospital

Mr Karadaglis begged for the officers to call an ambulance and he was taken to Austin Hospital

Mr Karadaglis is now bound to a wheelchair and manages to get through his daily chores with the assistance of his sister Alex

Mr Karadaglis is now bound to a wheelchair and manages to get through his daily chores with the assistance of his sister Alex

Ms Karadaglis said she received a call from an officer in Warrnambool while she was waiting in hospital for her brother at the time of the incident.

She says the person told her the three officers involved had done nothing wrong and that their stories were consistent – policing officials familiar with the case are understood to have dismissed that claim.

The distraught sister later received another call informing her that a more senior officer from the same region as the arresting officers would be investigating the case.

Ms Karadaglis said it didn’t sit well with her knowing that the person in charge was someone who worked with the officers in question.

She immediately took action and filed a complaint with the police’s internal affairs unit Professional Standards Command (PSC).

Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) has begun an investigation into the incident.

The 47-year-old had been living at the public housing estate following a stint in jail and a job loss at a medical technology firm

The 47-year-old had been living at the public housing estate following a stint in jail and a job loss at a medical technology firm

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