Gabriel Gal of Minji, Jiwaka, was arrested on 6 September 2017 and charged with the armed robbery and attempted murder of Francis Essy on 4 November 2014, while in the company of other police officers.
Essy was returning from a birthday party with three students around 3am when he was assaulted and robbed, allegedly by Gal and others while trying to get fuel at the Manu Service Station.
He identified Gal as the person who punched him in the face and hit his head with a stone.
