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A police officer has said he did not want to hurt a man he is accused of assaulting during an arrest.
PC Richard Williams, 43, from North Wales Police, denies intentional strangulation and causing actual bodily harm on Steven Clark in May 2023.
Giving evidence at Caernarfon Crown Court, PC Williams said Mr Clark had assaulted his colleague, knocking her to the ground while they were both trying to arrest him.
He admitted punching Mr Clark in the face, but described the punches as "distraction blows" when they were both lying on the ground, and he could not reach his taser or baton.
