A South Wales Police officer is to appear in court to face a charge of assault following an investigation by the independent police watchdog.
The Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) forwarded a file to the Crown Prosecution Service following a complaint that the officer had used excessive force during an arrest in Cardiff in January 2021.
Police constable Rowan Knight, 30, has been charged with assaulting a man during an incident on Northern Avenue, Whitchurch, Cardiff at around 2am on Saturday, January 9 this year.
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The charge relates to the arrest and restraint of the man, who subsequently complained the officer had used excessive force against him on the street and in a police car at Northern Avenue.
The IOPC said it began investigating the incident in February after a complaint referral was received from South Wales Police.
The independent body said that after "careful consideration" of the evidence, including body worn video footage and accounts from the man who was arrested and officers present, they passed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service - which then decided to charge the officer.
Knight is due to appear at Cardiff Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, August 3.
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